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電
electricity
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Readings
- On’yomi
- デン
- Kun’yomi
- —
Example words
電
デン
electricity
電
デン
Typical reading practice — electricity
Memory aids
Guided learn session →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).