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コンロ (こんろ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 をコンロにかける to put something (a pot, pan) on the stove/burner
I put the pot on the stove and warmed up the soup.
コンロの 火ひ をつける to light the burner
I lit the stove before starting to cook.
コンロの 火ひ を 消け す to turn off the burner
Please turn off the burner once you're done cooking.
Related words コンロ is a general term for any gas or portable cooking burner, while ガスレンジ specifically refers to a built-in gas stove with multiple burners.
コンロ refers specifically to a gas or electric burner unit, while レンジ (in this sense) usually means a full stove or combined range with an oven.
Don't confuse with レンジ usually means a microwave oven (電子レンジ) or a combined range with an oven, while コンロ refers specifically to a cooktop or burner without an oven.
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.
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.
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.
