電

electricity

JLPT N5 Grade 2 13 strokes

On'yomi: デン
Radical: 雨 · rain (rain, weather)

電 means "electricity". It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 13 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is デン. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 2.

Example word

電車でんしゃ

train

電 in example sentences

電話でんわです。

Denwa desu.

There's a call for you.
電話でんわしてね。

Denwa shite ne.

Call me.
電話でんわするよ。

Denwa suru yo.

I'll phone you.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

Stroke order & writing

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Words that use 電

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Common questions

What does the kanji 電 mean?: 電 means "electricity". It is a JLPT N5 kanji.
How many strokes does 電 have?: 電 is written in 13 strokes.
How is 電 read?: Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is デン.
What JLPT level is 電?: 電 is a JLPT N5 kanji.

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