電 Kanji: Meaning, Readings and Stroke Order

電: electricity; lightning. JLPT N5; 13 strokes.

Readings

On readings

デン

Kun readings

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Romaji

den

Study notes

電 means 'electricity' and, in origin, 'lightning'; it appears in almost all words related to electricity.

On reading: デン in 電気 (でんき, electricity; light), 電話 (でんわ, telephone), 電車 (でんしゃ, train), 電池 (でんち, battery), 停電 (ていでん, blackout), 充電 (じゅうでん, charging), 家電 (かでん, electrical appliances).

It has no common kun readings.

Remember: in the upper part of the kanji there is 雨 (rain), as in other kanji related to atmospheric phenomena: 雪 (ゆき, snow), 雲 (くも, cloud), 雷 (かみなり, thunder).

Example words

• 電車 (でんしゃ) — train
• 電気 (でんき) — electricity; light

Example sentences

電車で学校に行きます。

densha de gakkou ni ikimasu.

I go to school by train.

Stroke order

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Stroke paths: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0. Sequential diagrams derived from the original paths.