JLPT N1 · Noun

電源 (dengen)

電源 (でんげん, dengen) is a Japanese noun meaning “source of electricity; electrical power”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: でんげん
Romaji: dengen
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

source of electricity; electrical power · noun
power (button on TV, etc.) · noun

Example sentences

回路を調べる前に、電源のスイッチを切りなさい。

You must switch off the power before checking the circuit.

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

Kanji in 電源

電

electricityデン · 13 strokes

源

source, originゲン・みなもと · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 電源.

電気でんきelectricity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

Source: JMdict entry 1443220 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.