レンジ

レンジ · renji · JLPT N1 · noun

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🍳 Sounds like English range: a kitchen range is a stove; 電子レンジ is microwave

English range covers both the cooking range and the spread of values. In Japanese, レンジ alone usually means a microwave, and 電子 (electronic) is often dropped.

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