竈
kamado
The Japanese word kamado refers to a traditional wood-burning stove.
The term kamado refers specifically to a traditional Japanese cooking apparatus, which may be a built-in structure or a standalone unit, used for cooking rice and heating food.
How do you pronounce it?
kamado
Did you know?
- Modern Japanese electric rice cookers are designed to digitally simulate the precise heat cycles of a traditional kamado to achieve a specific texture of rice.
- In the popular series 'Demon Slayer', the protagonist's surname Kamado is a direct reference to these stoves, symbolizing the warmth and hearth of the family.
- In Japanese folklore, the 'Kamado no Kami' is the spirit or deity of the stove who protects the household and ensures the safety of the kitchen.
Examples in context
- わたしたちは竈で美味しい料理を作ります。We cook delicious food on the kamado.
- 昔の家には竈がありました。Mukashi no ie ni wa kamado ga arimashita.There was a traditional stove in the old house.
- 竈でご飯を炊きます。Kamado de gohan o takimasu.I cook rice in the stove.
- 竈の火を絶やさないでください。Kamado no hi o tayasanaide kudasai.Please do not let the fire in the stove go out.
Example conversation
A couple is visiting a traditional farmhouse in the countryside.
- 美咲 Misakiこの竈はとても大きいですね。Kono kamado wa totemo ookii desu ne.This stove is very large, isn't it?
- 陽太 Yotaはい、昔はこれで料理をしていたそうです。Hai, mukashi wa kore de ryouri o shite ita sou desu.Yes, I heard they used to cook with this in the old days.
- 美咲 Misaki陽太さん、中を見てみましょう。Youta-san, naka o mite mimashou.Youta, let's take a look inside.
- 陽太 Yota少し埃っぽいですね。Sukoshi hokorippoi desu ne.It is a little dusty.
