電子レンジ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
電	子
でん Grade: 2	し Grade: 1
goon	on’yomi

Etymology

From 電子 (denshi, “electronic”) +‎ レンジ (renji, “oven”). Compare Korean 전자레인지 (jeonjareinji).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) でんしレンジ [dèńshí réꜜǹjì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [dẽ̞ɰ̃ɕi ɾẽ̞n(d͡)ʑi]

Noun

電(でん)子(し)レンジ • (denshi renji) (counter 台)

(formal) microwave oven; microwave
Synonym: チン (chin)

See also

チンする (chin suru, “to microwave”)
焜(こん)炉(ろ) (konro)
オーブン (ōbun)

References

2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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