Translation guide
In Japanese, the word for 'stove' depends on the type: a kitchen stove for cooking is usually コンロ or ガスレンジ, while a heating stove for warmth is ストーブ. This guide helps you choose the right term based on context.
The most common word for a kitchen stove or cooktop. Can refer to built-in or portable units.
I bought a new stove.
Please turn off the stove.
Specifically a gas stove. Often used for built-in kitchen stoves.
The gas stove broke down.
Short for ガスレンジ or 電子レンジ (microwave). Can be ambiguous, so context is needed.
May be confused with microwave oven (電子レンジ). Use コンロ or ガスレンジ for clarity.
There is a pot on the stove.
A device used to heat a room, often burning wood, oil, or using electricity.
The general word for a heating stove. Can be oil, gas, electric, or wood-burning.
We use a stove in winter.
A fireplace or hearth. Often used for decorative or traditional wood-burning stoves.
A low table with a heater underneath and a quilt over it. Not a stove, but a common Japanese heating device.
Not a direct translation of 'stove', but culturally relevant for heating.
コンロ is for cooking, ストーブ is for heating a room. Using the wrong one can cause confusion.
Boil water on the kitchen stove.
The room was cold, so I turned on the stove.
Kerosene stoves are warm.
I like reading in front of the stove (fireplace).
こたつに入ると出られなくなる。
Once you get under the kotatsu, you can't get out.