Word details

停電

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 停電.

Dictionary

Entry

停電いでんNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #16453
1

power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply

Examples
台風の余波で2日間停電した。
There was no electricity for two days in the aftermath of the typhoon.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

halt, stopping

11 strokesFrequency 733JLPT N2Grade 5

On

テイ

Kun

と.めると.まる

electricity

13 strokesFrequency 268JLPT N4Grade 2

On

デン

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