電 — electricity (JLPT N5 kanji)
電
electricity
デン
13 strokesgrade 2 (Japan)JLPT N5very common
Stroke order
Readings
On’yomi (Chinese-derived)
- デン
Kun’yomi (native Japanese)
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Meanings
electricity
Words with 電
電車でんしゃtrain; electric train
電気でんきelectricity; light
Do not confuse with
雷ライ・かみなりthunder
In the vocabulary
電車 で 行きます。
I’ll go by train.
How to remember it
電Rain 雨 is above a curling stroke. Imagine lightning flashing through a raincloud: electricity.