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停電

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

いでん
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #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.

Kanji in this Word

11 strokes
Frequency: 733
JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

halt
stopping

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
テイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
と.める
と.まる
13 strokes
Frequency: 268
JLPT N4
Grade 2

Meanings

electricity

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
デン
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