Japanese symbol for “blackout”
停電
ていでん
Romaji: teiden
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
In Japanese, blackout is 停電, read ていでん (teiden).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “blackout”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暗転 | あんてん anten | (theatrical) blackout |
| 灯火管制 | とうかかんせい toukakansei | blackout (to prevent being seen by enemy aircraft during a nighttime air raid) |
| 電源喪失 | でんげんそうしつ dengensoushitsu | loss of power; power outage; blackout |
| ブラックアウト | ブラックアウト burakkuauto | blackout |
| ダークチェンジ | ダークチェンジ daakuchenji | (theatrical) blackout |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 停止 | ていし teishi | stoppage; coming to a stop; halt |
| 調停 | ちょうてい choutei | mediation; arbitration; intervention |
| 停滞 | ていたい teitai | stagnation; tie-up; standstill |
| 停車 | ていしゃ teisha | stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop |
| 停戦 | ていせん teisen | armistice; ceasefire |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “blackout”.
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.