Word Meaning 停電

ていでん teiden

停電 is read as ていでん (teiden) and means power outage.

Meaning

English

  1. power outage
  2. electricity outage
  3. blackout
  4. failure of electricity supply

Reading

Kana

ていでん

Romaji

teiden

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 4217 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

停電日

ていでんび

no-electricity day

計画停電

けいかくていでん

planned power outage

輪番停電

りんばんていでん

rolling blackout

大規模停電

だいきぼていでん

major power outage

電停

でんてい

tram stop

無停電電源装置

むていでんでんげんそうち

Uninterruptible Power Supply

無停電電源

むていでんでんげん

uninterruptible power supply

停止

ていし

suspension of music, dance, etc. as a sign of mourning for a prominent person

停車

ていしゃ

stopping (of a train, car, etc.)

停学

ていがく

suspension from school

停留所

ていりゅうじょ

stop (bus, tram, etc.)

停戦

ていせん

armistice

Example Sentences

10

The power is out.

Oh, the lights went out.

There's been a power cut.

The storm knocked out power.

The electricity failed during the storm.

The power has been cut off since this morning.

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

Oh no! It's a power outage! Hey, where was the flashlight again?

What will happen if there's a power failure now?

Tom believes that there will be a big blackout soon.