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ストーブ (sutoobu) Japanese meaning: heater | Kotomora

ストーブ

also: ストーヴ

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Common word›JLPTN5›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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In Japanese, ストーブ typically refers to a room heater (kerosene, gas, or electric), not a cooking stove. For a cooking stove, コンロ or レンジ is more common.

寒さむいのでストーブをつけました。

It was cold, so I turned on the heater.

石せき油ゆストーブの灯とう油ゆが切きれた。

The kerosene heater ran out of fuel.

Usage patterns

ストーブをつけるto turn on a heater
寒さむいのでストーブをつけた。
It was cold, so I turned on the heater.
ストーブを消けすto turn off a heater
寝ねる前まえにストーブを消けしてください。
Please turn off the heater before you go to sleep.
ストーブにあたるto warm oneself by a heater
帰かえってきてすぐにストーブにあたった。
As soon as I got home, I warmed myself by the heater.
ストーブをたくto light/burn a stove (esp. kerosene)
冬ふゆになると毎まい晩ばんストーブをたく。
In winter, we light the stove every night.

Related words

ヒーターN3
ストーブ usually implies a freestanding kerosene, gas, or electric room heater with a visible flame or heating element, while ヒーター is a more general term that can include things like car heaters or panel heaters.
暖だん炉ろ
ストーブ refers to a portable or standalone heater (kerosene, electric, etc.), while 暖炉 is a built-in fireplace set into a wall.
火ひ鉢ばち
火鉢 is a traditional charcoal-burning brazier, whereas ストーブ refers to a modern stove that runs on gas, oil, or electricity.

Don't confuse with

コンロN1
ストーブ is a room heater used for warming a space, while コンロ is a cooking stove or burner used for preparing food.
レンジN1
ストーブ warms a room, whereas レンジ usually refers to a microwave oven or cooking range used in the kitchen.
エアコンN5
ストーブ is a standalone heater that only heats, while エアコン is an air conditioner unit that can both heat and cool a room.

Counted with

台だいN4
ストーブ is counted with 台, the counter used for machines and appliances.

Word family

薪まきストーブ
wood-burning stove; wood stove
石せき油ゆストーブ
kerosene heater; oil heater; oil stove
達磨だるまストーブ
potbelly stove; Daruma stove
電でん気きストーブ
electric heater; electric space heater

Written forms

ストーブUsage94%
Standard katakana spelling for a room heater or stove.
ストーヴUsage6%
search-only kana form
Search-only variant; not a common practical spelling.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'stove'. In Japanese, the meaning narrowed to primarily refer to a room heater.

ストーブリーグ

hot stove league; off-season player trading