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N5 · 13 strokes · — · Irodori #163 · Elementary 1 L7

電

electricity

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Readings

On’yomi
デン
Kun’yomi
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Example words

  • 電

    デン

    electricity

  • 電

    デン

    Typical reading practice — electricity

Memory aids

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How to remember

👁Shape

Rain (雨) + stretch (申) — lightning stretching from storm clouds; electricity.

🧩Components

Remember "electricity" (電) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.

📖Anchor word

電車 (でんしゃ) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.

🔊Readings

First learned in 電車 (でんしゃ) — recall the word to unlock the reading. On'yomi: デン — common in compound words (熟語).