電
electricity

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

デン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

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Information

Grade:2
Strokes:13
JLPT:5
Frequency:268

Vocabulary

デン

WordReadingMeaning
家電カデンhousehold (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
乾電池カンデンチdry cell battery
公衆電話コウシュウデンワpublic telephone; pay phone
終電シュウデンlast train (of the day)
充電ジュウデンcharging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)

Other

WordReadingMeaning
電いなずまlightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
電波でんぱradio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
電波デムパradio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
電波デンパradio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
電報でんぽうtelegram

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

雷
lightning bolt, thunder
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霜
frost
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雲
cloud
Grade 2JLPT 2
零
cipher, nothing, overflow, spill, zero
Grade 8JLPT 2
雪
snow
Grade 2JLPT 3
雰
atmosphere, fog
Grade 8JLPT 1
需
demand, need, request
Grade 8JLPT 1
禅
Zen, silent meditation
Grade 8JLPT 1
相
aspect, councillor, each other, inter-, minister of state, mutual, phase, physiognomy, together
Grade 3JLPT 3
霊
soul, spirits
Grade 8JLPT 1