Kanji: 電

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	雨 Radical name: あめ
Meaning:	Electricity
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 250 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	電気(でんき)	electricity, electric light
N5	電車(でんしゃ)	electric train
N5	電話(でんわ)	telephone
N4	電灯(でんとう)	electric light
N4	電報(でんぽう)	telegram
N3	電子(でんし)	electron
N2	乾電池(かんでんち)	dry cell, battery
N2	停電(ていでん)	failure of electricity
N2	電球(でんきゅう)	light bulb
N2	電池(でんち)	battery
N2	電柱(でんちゅう)	telephone pole, telegraph pole, lightpole
N2	電波(でんぱ)	electro-magnetic wave
N2	電流(でんりゅう)	electric current
N2	電力(でんりょく)	electric power
N2	発電(はつでん)	generation (e.g. power)
N1	電源(でんげん)	source of electricity, power (button on TV etc.)
N1	電線(でんせん)	electric line