停電
ていでん
teiden
JLPT N2nounVocabularyLevel 73 - JLPT N2

Quick answer

停電 (ていでん (teiden)) means "Blackout". The reading is ていでん (teiden). Audio pronunciation and kanji breakdown are below.

Meaning

Blackout

Also : Power outage · Power failure

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Example Sentences

突然の停電により、市内全体が真っ暗になってしまいました。

とつぜんのていでんにより、しないぜんたいがまっくらになってしまいました。

Due to a sudden power outage, the entire city became pitch black.

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Last updated Jul 22, 2026

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