電流
でんりゅう · denryuu · JLPT N2 · noun
current
⚡💡 電 (electricity) + 流 (flow) = electricity flowing: den-ryuu, 'den' sounds like 'den' in 'denki'
電 means electricity and 流 means flow or stream. Together, 電流 is the flow of electricity through a wire, the same as electric current.
流 — water radical 氵 + 㐬 (phonetic, child being born)
流 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The water radical 氵 gives the meaning, while 㐬 depicts an infant being born head-down with amniotic fluid, suggesting downward flow. Together they convey water flowing, and by extension 'to flow' or 'current'.