Japanese symbol for “appliances”
電機
でんき
Romaji: denki
electrical machinery; appliances
In Japanese, appliances is 電機, read でんき (denki).
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Meanings
- n electrical machinery; appliances
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 電話 | でんわ denwa | telephone call; phone call |
| 電車 | でんしゃ densha | train; electric train |
| 電気 | でんき denki | electricity |
| 電子 | でんし denshi | electron |
| 電力 | でんりょく denryoku | electric power |
| 発電 | はつでん hatsuden | generation of electricity; power generation |
| 機能 | きのう kinou | function; facility; faculty |
| 機関 | きかん kikan | engine |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.