電 Kanji – electricity
The Japanese kanji 電 can mean electricity.
Meaning and Readings
How is 電 read?
電 has the onyomi reading デン.
In romaji, these readings can be written as den.
Common Japanese Words Using 電
These common Japanese words contain 電. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 家電（かでん） — household (electrical) appliances, home appliances, consumer electronics
- 懐中電灯（かいちゅうでんとう） — (electric) torch, flashlight
- 外電（がいでん） — foreign telegram
- 乾電池（かんでんち） — dry cell battery
- 携帯電話（けいたいでんわ） — mobile phone, cell phone
- 公衆電話（こうしゅうでんわ） — public telephone, pay phone
- 終電（しゅうでん） — last train (of the day)
- 充電（じゅうでん） — charging (electrically)
- 祝電（しゅくでん） — congratulatory telegram
- 送電（そうでん） — transmission of electricity, electricity supply, power supply