Quick answer
電 is the kanji for "Electricity". The most common reading is でん (den). Mnemonics and example sentences are listed below.
Meaning
Electricity
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
13 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
Lightning (雷) striking down into rice fields (田) — each bolt illuminates the paddies below with raw electric power, charging the air around it.
でん (den) sounds like 'den' — a bear's den is lit up by electric lightning from above.
Example Sentences
電話してください。
でんわしてください。
Please call me.
電車は便利です。
でんしゃはべんりです。
Trains are convenient.
Vocabulary using 電
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Last updated Jun 18, 2026
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