Japanese symbol for “electron”
電子
でんし
Romaji: denshi
electron
In Japanese, electron is 電子, read でんし (denshi).
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Meanings
- n electron (physics)
- adj-f electronic
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “electron”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| エレクトロン | エレクトロン erekutoron | electron |
| 陰電子 | いんでんし indenshi | electron |
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 |
| 電力 | でんりょく denryoku | electric power |
| 発電 | はつでん hatsuden | generation of electricity; power generation |
| 子供 | こども kodomo | child; children |
| 女子 | じょし joshi | woman; girl |
| 女の子 | おんなのこ onnanoko | girl; daughter; baby girl |
See also: Chinese symbol for “electron”.
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.