EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

    generation of electricity; power generation

    原子力が発電に使われている。
    Nuclear power is used to generate electricity.
  2. sending a telegram; telegraphing

    Obsolete term

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

Kun
た.つあば.くおこ.るつか.わすはな.つ
On
ハツホツ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
32 of 2500
Radical
footsteps
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-5-4SKIP code
0a9.5The Kanji Dictionary
1241.5Four corner code
3557deroo
767aUnicode hex code
1-40-15JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3092Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3860New Nelson (John Haig)
2565New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3174Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1634Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2222Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1705Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1840Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
43A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
953Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
186Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
22662PMorohashi
370A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
96Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
96Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
303sakade
225Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
392henshall3
342Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
102crowley
286Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
1360Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1721Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fa1Pinyin reading
balKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

electricity

On
デン
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
268 of 2500
Radical
rain
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-8-5SKIP code
8d5.2The Kanji Dictionary
1071.6Four corner code
3156deroo
96fbUnicode hex code
1-37-37JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5050Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6526New Nelson (John Haig)
2790New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3465Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1784Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2431Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
535Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
574Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
125A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2025Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
222Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
42253Morohashi
180A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
108Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
108Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
286sakade
98Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
197henshall3
228Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
332crowley
61Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
1862Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
541Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dian4Pinyin reading
jeonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level