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コンロ (こんろ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Meanings 1
noun
cooking stove ; burner ; cooktop
usually written using kana alone
Refers to a standalone cooking appliance or a built-in burner, typically gas or electric. Often used in compound words like ガスコンロ (gas stove) or 電気コンロ (electric stove).
忘わす
れ
ない
で
ください
。
Please don't forget to turn off the burner.
Written forms コンロ Usage 85%
kana-only spelling
Common katakana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
こんろ Usage 13%
Hiragana spelling, also common.
焜こん 炉ろ Usage 1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; the word is usually written in kana.
Similar words レンジ レンジ often refers to a microwave oven (電子レンジ) or a combined oven/range, while コンロ specifically means a cooktop or burner without an oven.
焜こん 炉ろ Same word, but the kanji form 焜炉 is rarely used; コンロ or こんろ is strongly preferred in modern writing.
Etymology The reading こんろ is derived from the kanji 焜炉, but the word is now almost always written in kana. The exact origin of the kanji compound is uncertain, but it has been used historically for a portable cooking stove.
