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Does 電子レンジ not carry a meaning for electric stove as well as microwave?
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ガスレンジ and 電子レンジ
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).
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電子ランジ is used exclusively for microwave oven (specifically for the microwave
mode as some have multiple functions). For kitchen stoves there is ストーブ for
[stove](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stove) or 電気焜炉{でんきこんろ} for [electric
stove](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooktop#Electric) (also called a
“cooktop” or “range” in English).

Specifying the source of energy gas or electric may seem redundant but it’s
common in Japanese. 電車 for “electric train” for example, even though 汽車 steam
trains are now rarely used. Similarly 電話 for telephone and 電信 for telegram.

Note that in Japanese households, most people cook with gas stoves ガスランジ or
[“oven toasters”](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toaster#Toaster_ovens)
[オーブントースター](https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%96%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC).
Most people live in small apartments and city gas utilise are widely
available. Electric stoves are so rare that ambiguity or confusion in Japan is
unlikely.
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