kotatsu
noun
kotatsu is spelled K-O-T-A-T-S-U: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kotatsu means “A knee-high table with a heater inside which is used with a coverlet during winter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kotatsu is kotatsus.
How many letters and syllables are in kotatsu?
| Letters | 7: K-O-T-A-T-S-U |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is kotatsu?
Kotatsu appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of kotatsu
- kotatsus plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kotatsu mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A knee-high table with a heater inside which is used with a coverlet during winter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kotatsu come from?
From Japanese 炬燵 (kotatsu).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).