JLPT N5 · Noun

電気 (denki)

電気 (でんき, denki) is a Japanese noun meaning “electricity”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: でんき
Romaji: denki
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

electricity · noun
(electric) light · noun

Example sentences

このエアコンは電気を多量に消費する。

This air conditioner consumes a lot of electricity.

Tatoeba #223979

電気を消すのを忘れないで。

Don't forget to turn the light off.

Tatoeba #124838

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 電気

electricityデン · 13 strokes

spirit, mind, airキ・ケ・いき・き · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 電気.

電車でんしゃtrain電話でんわtelephone call電灯でんとうelectric light電報でんぽうtelegram停電ていでんpower outage電子でんしelectron電球でんきゅうlight bulb電池でんちbattery電柱でんちゅうutility pole電波でんぱradio wave電流でんりゅうelectric current電力でんりょくelectric power発電はつでんgeneration of electricity乾電池かんでんちdry cell battery

Source: JMdict entry 1443000 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.