レンジ

れんじ
noun
microwave
1. microwave oven
An appliance that heats food using microwave radiation. Short for 電子レンジ.
Please heat it in the microwave.
I put the bento in the microwave.
電子(でんし)レンジ3(ぷん)チンします。
Microwave for 3 minutes.
チン is onomatopoeia for the microwave beep
2. range, stove
Can also refer to a cooking stove or range.
To cook on a gas range.
Please turn up the heat on the stove.
We installed a new gas range in the kitchen.

レンジ is short for 電子(でんし)レンジ (microwave oven) in everyday usage.

TWO MEANINGS:
1. Microwave oven (電子(でんし)レンジ) - most common
2. Cooking range/stove (from English "range")

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • レンジで(あたた)める: to heat in the microwave
  • レンジでチンする: to microwave (casual)
  • レンジ対応(たいおう): microwave-safe
  • レンジ調理(ちょうり): microwave cooking

ONOMATOPOEIA:
チンする (to microwave) comes from the beeping sound. Very casual: 弁当(べんとう)をチンする (microwave the bento).

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