電 — electricity, electric
でん
電
electricity
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
13 strokes
home
transport
technology
U+96FB
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #268
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #535
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- electricity
- electric
word
てん ・でん ten On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
電
den
electricity
電
話
denwa
telephone
電
子
denshi
electron
電
力
denryoku
electric power
電
気
denki
electricity
電
車
densha
electric train
電
池
denchi
battery
家
電
kaden
home electronics
発
電
hatsuden
power generation
電
波
denpa
radio wave
電
流
denryuu
electric current
電
化
denka
electrification
電
動
dendou
electric
電
球
denkyuu
light bulb
停
電
teiden
power outage
電
話
機
denwaki
telephone set
電
灯
dentou
electric light
電
機
denki
electrical machinery
電
圧
denatsu
voltage
電
源
dengen
power source
電
脳
dennou
electronic brain
電
磁
波
denjiha
electromagnetic wave
充
電
juuden
charging
Components
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 雨 (rain) gives the meaning. The lower portion provides den. Electricity — originally meant lightning.