電気

でんき · denki · JLPT N5 · noun

electricity

⚡💡 電気 = electric (電) + energy/spirit (気): the energy of lightning

電 means electricity and originally lightning; 気 is the same ki as in 元気 (genki) and 天気 (tenki), meaning energy or air. Together: lightning-energy. In daily speech 電気 also means the lights, as in 電気をつける, turn on the light.

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