Translation guide
The English word "burner" can refer to a device that produces flame or heat, a part of a stove, or in slang, a disposable phone. This guide covers the main meanings useful for English-speaking learners of Japanese.
Referring to a device or apparatus that generates a flame for heating, cooking, or laboratory use.
A loanword from English, widely understood for various types of burners, including gas burners, Bunsen burners, and portable burners.
I use a burner when camping.
I lit the burner in the lab.
A technical term meaning 'combustion device'. Used in engineering or formal contexts, but not in everyday conversation.
This burner can withstand high temperatures.
Referring to the individual heating element on a stovetop, whether gas or electric.
Commonly refers to a stove burner or a portable cooking stove. Can mean the whole stovetop or a single burner.
The burner went out.
I cleaned the gas burners.
Also used for stove burners, especially in technical or product descriptions. Less common in daily conversation than コンロ.
Kanji form of コンロ, sometimes seen in formal writing or older texts. Same meaning but less common.
Referring to a cheap, temporary mobile phone often used for anonymity, known as a 'burner phone'.
Literally 'disposable mobile phone'. The most direct and common translation for 'burner phone'.
He bought a burner phone.
Prepaid mobile phone. Often used as a burner phone, but not necessarily disposable. Emphasizes the payment method.
Direct loanword from English 'burner phone'. Understood by some, especially in tech or crime contexts, but not as common as 使い捨て携帯.
While バーナー is understood, コンロ is the natural word for a stove burner in daily conversation. Using バーナー might sound like you're talking about a camping or industrial burner.
The burner won't light.
このガスバーナーは火力が強い。
This gas burner has a strong flame.
焜炉の上に鍋を置く。
Place the pot on the burner.
Prepaid phones don't require a contract.
In the drama, the criminal used a burner phone.