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オーブン (oobun) Japanese meaning: oven | Kotomora

オーブン

also: オーヴン

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Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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Refers to a cooking oven, typically electric or gas, used for baking, roasting, or heating food.

オーブンでケーキを焼やいた。

I baked a cake in the oven.

オーブンを予よ熱ねつしてください。

Please preheat the oven.

Usage patterns

オーブンで焼やくto bake/roast something in the oven
クッキーをオーブンで焼やいた。
I baked cookies in the oven.
オーブンに〈物もの〉を入いれるto put something into the oven
ケーキの型かたをオーブンに入いれた。
I put the cake pan into the oven.
オーブンを予よ熱ねつするto preheat the oven
先さきにオーブンを180度どに予よ熱ねつしておく。
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees first.

Don't confuse with

電でん子しレンジN3
電子レンジ is a microwave oven that heats food quickly with microwaves, whereas オーブン cooks with dry heat for baking and roasting.
トースター
トースター is a small appliance mainly for toasting bread, while オーブン is a larger appliance used for baking and roasting a variety of foods.
レンジN1
オーブン is a baking oven that heats food inside an enclosed chamber, while レンジ in the stove sense refers to the burners or cooktop portion of a kitchen range.

Counted with

台だいN4
stand; base; platform; table; rack · setting (of a gem); mounting · stock (in grafting) · counter for machines and vehicles · level; mark; range; decade (of one's life) · tall building (with a fine view); observation platform · plateau; heights

Word family· 7

オーブン焼やき
oven-baked dish
オーブンシート
parchment paper; baking paper
オーブンミット
oven mitt; oven glove
オーブンミトン
oven mitt; oven glove

Written forms

オーブンUsage95%
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'oven'.
オーヴンUsage5%
search-only kana form
Search-only variant reflecting an alternative romanization; not a common practical spelling.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'oven', adopted into Japanese with the katakana spelling オーブン.

オーブンレンジ

combination microwave and oven

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オーブントースター
toaster oven
コンベクションオーブン
convection oven