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Japanese symbol for “ev”

Romaji: denshiboruto
electron volt; electronvolt; eV

In Japanese, ev is , read (denshiboruto).

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Meanings

  1. n electron volt; electronvolt; eV (physics)

Kanji and stroke order

electricity
on: デン
13 strokes · JLPT 4
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
on: シ、ス、ツ
kun: こ、-こ、ね
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “ev”

WordReadingMeaning
イー・ブイ ii・buielectric vehicle; EV
イー・ブイ ii・buielectron volt; eV

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
でんわ denwatelephone call; phone call
でんしゃ denshatrain; electric train
でんき denkielectricity
でんし denshielectron
でんりょく denryokuelectric power
はつでん hatsudengeneration of electricity; power generation
こども kodomochild; children
じょし joshiwoman; girl

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.