In Japanese, "stove" is ストーブ (sutōbu). It is a noun pronounced "soo-toh-boo".
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ストーブ is written in katakana. Romanised as sutōbu, it sounds roughly like "soo-toh-boo" to an English ear.
そのストーブはとても便利です。
Sono Sutōbu wa totemo benri desu.
That stove is very useful.
Sutōbu (ストーブ) is the Japanese word for stove. This noun appears in everyday contexts across homes, offices, schools, and public spaces.
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Buy on Steamストーブ is romanised as sutōbu. Say it roughly like "soo-toh-boo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
ストーブ 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.
ストーブ is written using katakana. Katakana is typically used for words of foreign origin or to give emphasis.
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