停電
ていでん · teiden
Power outage, electricity outage, blackout, failure of electricity supply
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Example sentences
停電で真っ暗だ。
ていでんでまっくらだ。
It's pitch dark because of the power cut.
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隣の家も停電みたいだ。
となりのいえもていでんみたいだ。
The neighbor's house seems to have a power cut too.
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停電から復旧まで長かった。
ていでんからふっきゅうまでながかった。
From the power cut to restoration was long.
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停電の間、家族とろうそくのそばで話していた。
ていでんのあいだ、かぞくとうろそくのそばではなしていた。
During the power cut, I was talking with my family by the candlelight.
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What does 停電 mean?
Power outage, electricity outage, blackout, failure of electricity supply.
How do you pronounce 停電?
ていでん (teiden). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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