Kanji

What does the kanji 電 mean?

電 means electricity. On'yomi デン.

Quick facts
On'yomiデン
Strokes13
Main radical雨
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
On'yomi デン
N5 · estimated, JLPT framework13 strokes

electricity

Memory hook

Rain (雨) with lightning cracking down through the field (田) — ELECTRICITY.

Main radical

雨rain 8 strokes

Stroke order · 13 strokes

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Common words

  • 電気でんきelectricity; (electric) light
  • 電話でんわtelephone
  • 電車でんしゃtrain (electric)

More words with this kanji

  • 電報でんぽうtelegram
  • 電灯でんとうelectric light
  • 停電ていでんpower outage
  • 電子でんしelectronic; electron
  • 発電はつでんpower generation
  • 電力でんりょくelectric power
  • 電柱でんちゅうutility pole
  • 電池でんちbattery
  • 電波でんぱradio wave, signal
  • 電流でんりゅうelectric current
  • 電球でんきゅうlight bulb
  • 乾電池かんでんちdry-cell battery
  • 電源でんげんpower source; power button

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English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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