電
電 — Electricity
electricity
On’yomiデン (den)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 電
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 電話 | でんわ denwa | telephone call; phone call; telephone (device) |
| 電気 | でんき denki | electricity; (electric) light |
| 電力 | でんりょく denryoku | electric power |
| 電子 | でんし denshi | electron; electronic |
| 電車 | でんしゃ densha | train; electric train |
| 家電 | かでん kaden | household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics |
Study notes
電 is a JLPT N5 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 2), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #268 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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