停電(ていでん)

ていでん
noun, suru-verb
power outage, blackout
1. power outage, power failure, blackout
A temporary loss of electrical power in an area.
台風(たいふう)で停電(ていでん)になった。
There was a power outage due to the typhoon.
停電(ていでん)は三時間(さんじかん)続(つづ)いた。
The power outage lasted three hours.
突然(とつぜん)停電(ていでん)して、真(ま)っ暗(くら)になった。
The power suddenly went out and it became pitch dark.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 停電(ていでん)する (there is a power outage)
  • 停電(ていでん)になる (to become a blackout, for power to go out)
  • 停電(ていでん)が復旧(ふっきゅう)する (power is restored)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 計画(けいかく)停電(ていでん) (planned power outage, rolling blackout)
  • 大規模(だいきぼ)停電(ていでん) (large-scale blackout)
  • 復旧(ふっきゅう) (restoration, recovery)

USAGE NOTE:
In Japan, 計画(けいかく)停電(ていでん) (planned power outages) were implemented after the 2011 earthquake to manage electricity shortages.

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Added 2026.1.12 18:35 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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