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Japanese symbol for “electrostatic”

Romaji: seiden
static electricity

In Japanese, electrostatic is , read (seiden).

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Meanings

  1. n static electricity
  2. adj-f electrostatic

Kanji and stroke order

quiet
on: セイ、ジョウ
kun: しず-、しず.か、しず.まる、しず.める
14 strokes · JLPT 2
electricity
on: デン
13 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しずか shizukaquiet; silent
れいせい reiseicalmness; composure; coolness
せいし seishistillness; rest; being stationary
あんせい anseirest; quiet; repose
せいじゃく seijakusilence; stillness; quietness
どうせい douseistate (of affairs); condition; developments
でんわ denwatelephone call; phone call
でんしゃ denshatrain; electric train

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.