Illustration: In a compact Japanese apartment, a seated adult presses the single large power button on a tabletop electric fan. The cord runs visibly from the fan base to the wall outlet.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

電でん源げん

dengen

power, power switch

Also means a source of electrical power. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 携帯けいたいの電源でんげんが切きれた。

    My phone shut off.

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  2. 一回いっかい電源でんげん落おとしてみたら？

    Try to power cycle it?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 携帯けいたいの電源でんげんは切きりました。

    I turned off my phone.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 電源

  • 電electricityOnデン
  • 源source; originOnゲンKunみなもと

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