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電

Kanji meanings and readings

電

N5

electricity

On reading
デン
Kun reading
Radical
雨
Illustration of 乾電池
N2

かんでんち

dry cell; battery

Illustration of 停電
N2

ていでん

failure of electricity

Illustration of 発電
N2

はつでん

generation (e.g. power)

Illustration of 電力
N2

でんりょく

electric power

Illustration of 電報
N4

でんぽう

telegram

Illustration of 電子
N3

でんし

electron

Illustration of 電柱
N2

でんちゅう

telephone pole; telegraph pole; lightpole

Illustration of 電気
N5

でんき

electricity; electric light

Illustration of 電池
N2

でんち

battery

Illustration of 電波
N2

でんぱ

electro-magnetic wave

Illustration of 電流
N2

でんりゅう

electric current

Illustration of 電源
N1

でんげん

source of electricity; power (button on TV, etc.)

Illustration of 電灯
N4

でんとう

electric light

Illustration of 電球
N2

でんきゅう

light bulb

Illustration of 電線
N1

でんせん

electric line

Illustration of 電話
N5

でんわ

telephone

Illustration of 電車
N5

でんしゃ

electric train