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停電

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

停電 — “power outage, blackout”

停電 (read ていでん) means power outage, blackout. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

ていでん

Meaning

power outage, blackout

停電 in a sentence

停電ていでんで真っ暗まっくらだ。

It's pitch dark due to the power outage.

The kanji in 停電

停to stop
電electricity

Words that share a kanji with 停電

停留所ていりゅうじょ— bus stop, tram stop
停止ていし— suspension, halt, stopping
停車ていしゃ— stopping (of a vehicle)
電気でんき— electricity, (electric) light
電車でんしゃ— electric train
電話でんわ— a telephone
電灯でんとう— electric light, lamp
電報でんぽう— telegram

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