Illustration: During an evening meal in an apartment, the ceiling lamp, television, and electric fan are all off. A parent stands beside the wall switch with one finger still pressing it, looking upward in surprise. Another family member has switched on a small battery lantern at the table.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

停てい電でん

teiden

power outage

Example sentences

  1. 台風たいふうの余波よはで２日間にちかん停電ていでんした。

    There was no electricity for two days in the aftermath of the typhoon.

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  2. あ、停電ていでんだ。

    Oh, the electricity has gone off.

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  3. 嵐あらしで停電ていでんした。

    The storm knocked out power.

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Kanji in 停電

  • 停halt; stoppingOnテイKunとめる・とまる
  • 電electricityOnデン

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