ガスレンジ and 電子レンジ


Does 電子レンジ not carry a meaning for electric stove as well as microwave?




電子レンジ **only** refers to a microwave, that box-like device:

[![電子レンジ](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2ABLfm.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2ABLfm.png)

An electric stove like [this](https://stock.adobe.com/jp/images/cooking-on-
the-mini-electric-stove-top/70444521) is called 電気コンロ or 電熱線コンロ in Japanese.
Although they are common in western countries, they are rare in Japan, and
many people have not seen one. I suppose there are many people who imagine
["IH" (電磁調理器)](https://stock.adobe.com/jp/images/ih/59689867) instead when
they hear 電気コンロ today. IHs are common in smaller apartments in Japan.

The most common type of cooking stove in Japan is ガスコンロ, which looks like
[this](https://stock.adobe.com/jp/images/%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AD/78674070)
and is usually simply called コンロ. Laypeople do not usually say ガスレンジ, but you
can read its meaning as jargon here: [What is the difference between ガスコンロ and
ガスレンジ?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/33598/5010)

**EDIT:** Confusingly, in Japanese, ストーブ normally refers to a device to heat a
room. A 電気ストーブ is an electric heater like
[this](https://stock.adobe.com/jp/images/%E9%9B%BB%E6%B0%97%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%83%96/106274152).




電子レンジ **only** refers to a microwave, that box-like device:

[![電子レンジ](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2ABLfm.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2ABLfm.png)

An electric stove like [this](https://stock.adobe.com/jp/images/cooking-on-
the-mini-electric-stove-top/70444521) is called 電気コンロ or 電熱線コンロ in Japanese.
Although they are common in western countries, they are rare in Japan, and
many people have not seen one. I suppose there are many people who imagine
["IH" (電磁調理器)](https://stock.adobe.com/jp/images/ih/59689867) instead when
they hear 電気コンロ today. IHs are common in smaller apartments in Japan.

The most common type of cooking stove in Japan is ガスコンロ, which looks like
[this](https://stock.adobe.com/jp/images/%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AD/78674070)
and is usually simply called コンロ. Laypeople do not usually say ガスレンジ, but you
can read its meaning as jargon here: [What is the difference between ガスコンロ and
ガスレンジ?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/33598/5010)

**EDIT:** Confusingly, in Japanese, ストーブ normally refers to a device to heat a
room. A 電気ストーブ is an electric heater like
[this](https://stock.adobe.com/jp/images/%E9%9B%BB%E6%B0%97%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%83%96/106274152).

