レンジ
Meanings
1
Refers to a kitchen cooking appliance with burners or heating elements, typically a stovetop or a combined oven and cooktop. Not used for a microwave oven in this sense.
I bought a new gas range.
I forgot to turn off the stove.
2
microwave oven
abbreviation
Abbreviation of 電子レンジ. In everyday speech, レンジ alone often means a microwave oven. Context usually makes the meaning clear.
See also: 電子レンジ
I heat up cold rice in the microwave.
There are more and more foods you can just pop in the microwave and eat.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉をレンジで温めるto heat something in the microwave
I warmed up the cold rice in the microwave.
- レンジで〈物〉を焼くto cook/bake something on the stove/range
I grilled fish on the stove.
- 〈物〉をレンジにかけるto put something in the microwave (to heat it)
I put the boxed lunch in the microwave before eating it.
- 〈物〉をレンジで解凍するto defrost something in the microwave
I defrosted the frozen meat in the microwave.