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電源

でんげん

noun

Meanings

1source of electricity
2power (e.g., button on TV)
3electrical power
4power (button on TV, etc.)

Example sentence

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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Kanji in this word

電Electricity13 strokes 源Source, Origin13 strokes

More words with 電

電波でんぱ · electro-magnetic waveN2 電力でんりょく · electric powerN2 電池でんち · batteryN2 電球でんきゅう · light bulbN2 電子

Full entry on Jisho

でんし ·

electron

N3

停電ていでん · failure of electricityN3

電灯でんとう · electric lightN4

乾電池かんでんち · dry cellN2

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財源ざいげん · source of fundsN1 水源すいげん · source of riverN1 資源しげん · resourcesN3 起源きげん · originN3 語源ごげん · word rootN1 源流げんりゅう · source (e.g. of a river)源泉げんせん · source (of a spring, etc.)根源こんげん · root

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