In Japanese, "microwave" is 電子レンジ (denshirenji). It is a noun pronounced "deh-n-shee-reh-n-jee".
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電子レンジ is written in kanji and katakana. Romanised as denshirenji, it sounds roughly like "deh-n-shee-reh-n-jee" to an English ear.
電子レンジはどこにありますか？
Denshirenji wa doko ni arimasu ka?
Where is the microwave?
Denshirenji (電子レンジ) is the Japanese word for microwave. This noun appears in everyday contexts across homes, offices, schools, and public spaces.
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Buy on Steam電子レンジ is romanised as denshirenji. Say it roughly like "deh-n-shee-reh-n-jee" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
電子レンジ is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
電子レンジ is written using kanji and katakana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
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