Illustration: On a humid afternoon in a Japanese apartment, a child presses the large power button on the base of an electric pedestal fan. The fan is visibly operating: its blades blur inside the guard, the child's fringe lifts, and a lightweight curtain streams away from it.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

オン

on

on, switched on

Example sentences

  1. 電源でんげんをオンする

    to turn on the power

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  2. 通知つうちのオンもお忘わすれなく

    and don’t forget to turn on the [YouTube, etc.] notifications

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  3. 会議かいぎの前まえにマイクをオンにしてください。

    Please turn on your microphone before the meeting.

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