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電
電
13 strokes
Frequency: 268
JLPT N4
Grade 2

Meanings

electricity

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
デン

Common Words

でんわ
Noun
Freq #1411
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

telephone call; phone call

Examples
é›»è©±ăŻçč°ă‚Šèż”ă—éłŽăŁăŠă„ăŸă€‚
The telephone rang repeatedly.
2

Abbreviation

telephone (device); phone

でんしゃ
Noun
Freq #2610
1

train; electric train

Examples
あăȘたは構ç™șé›»è»Šă«é–“ă«ă‚ă„ăŸă—ăŸă‹ă€‚
Did you catch the first train?
でんき
Noun
Freq #3815
1

electricity

Examples
ă“ăźă‚šă‚ąă‚łăƒłăŻé›»æ°—ă‚’ć€šé‡ă«æ¶ˆèȻする。
This air conditioner consumes a lot of electricity.
2

(electric) light

Examples
é›»æ°—ă‚’æ¶ˆă™ăźă‚’ćż˜ă‚ŒăȘいで。
Don't forget to turn the light off.
けいたいでんわ
Noun
Freq #4378
1

mobile phone; cell phone

Examples
こぼ枋ぼæșćžŻé›»è©±ăŻă‚ˆăćŁČă‚ŒăŠă„ăŸă™ă€‚
This type of mobile phone sells well.
é›»è©±ă‚’æŽ›ă‘ă‚‹
でんわをかける
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #7200
1

to telephone; to make a phone call

Examples
æ˜šæ—„ćœŒă«é›»è©±ă‚’ă‹ă‘ăŸă—ăŸă‹ă€‚
Did you call him up yesterday?
でんげん
Noun
Freq #7559
1

source of electricity; electrical power

2

power (button on TV, etc.)

Examples
ć›žè·Żă‚’èȘżăčă‚‹ć‰ă«ă€é›»æșăźă‚čă‚€ăƒƒăƒă‚’ćˆ‡ă‚ŠăȘさい。
You must switch off the power before checking the circuit.
でんぱ
デムパ
デンパ
Noun
Freq #8603
1

でんぱ only

radio wave; reception; signal

Examples
ćœŒăźæșćžŻé›»è©±ăŻä»–ăźé›»è©±ă‚’ćŠšćźłă™ă‚‹é›»æłąă‚’ć‡șした。
His mobile phone produced radio emissions that interfered with other phones.
2

Slang; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

saying strange things

いăȘăšăŸ
いăȘă„ăŸ
電
Noun
Freq #10442
1

lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt

Examples
ćœŒć„łăŻçšČćŠ»ăźé–ƒć…‰ă‚’èŠ‹ăŠæ‚Č鳮をあげた。
She screamed at the flash of lightning.
é›»è©±ă‚’ăă‚‹
でんわをきる
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #10555
1

to hang up; to end a telephone conversation

Examples
ă—ă°ă‚‰ăé›»è©±ă‚’ćˆ‡ă‚‰ăšă«ăŠćŸ…ăĄăă ă•ă„ă€‚
Please hold the line a moment.
でんし
Freq #10620
1

Common noun; Physics

electron

2

Noun or verb acting prenominally

electronic

Examples
é›»ć­ă‚żă‚€ăƒ—ăƒ©ă‚€ă‚żăƒŒăŻă‚ă‚ŠăŸă™ă‹ă€‚
Do you have an electronic typewriter?
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