電気(でんき)

電気(でんき) means both 'electricity' as a power source and 'electric light' in everyday usage.

Common collocations

• 電気(でんき)を付(つ)ける (turn on the lights)
• 電気(でんき)を消(け)す (turn off the lights)
• 電気(でんき)が止(と)まる (power outage)
• 電気代(でんきだい) (electricity bill)

Related words

• 電力(でんりょく): electric power
• 停電(ていでん): power outage
• 電気製品(でんきせいひん): electrical appliances

Note: Do not confuse with 伝記(でんき) (biography), which has the same reading.