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電 — kanji meaning “electricity”

electricity

Meanings
electricity
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
13
School grade
2
JLPT (old scale)
Level 4
Newspaper frequency
#268 of 2,500
Classical radical
173
Chinese reading
diàn — Chinese character page

Words with 電

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
でんぱ denparadio wave; reception; signal
でんげん dengensource of electricity; electrical power
でんち denchibattery; cell
ていでん teidenpower outage; power failure; power cut
でんりゅう denryuuelectric current
かでん kadenhousehold (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics

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