電
電 — jeon
Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).
How 電 was formed
Traditional analysis treats 電 as a ideographic compound involving 雨, 申.
Korean example words with 電
- 밀전密電 Korean gloss: 몰래 보내는 전보
- 전청電請 Korean gloss: 전보나 전화로 청함
- 정전停電 Korean gloss: 오던 전기가 끊어짐
- 전문電文 Korean gloss: 전보의 내용이 되는 글
- 급전急電 Korean gloss: 급한 일을 알리는 전보나 전화
- 답전答電 Korean gloss: 전보로 회답함. 또는 그 전보
- 전뢰電雷 Korean gloss: 전기의 방전으로 일어나는 불꽃
- 전철電鐵 Korean gloss: 전기 철도 위를 달리는 전동차
- 무전無電 Korean gloss: ‘무선 전신’을 줄여 이르는 말
- 절전節電 Korean gloss: 전기를 아껴 씀. 또는 전력을 절약함
- 전산電算 Korean gloss: 컴퓨터를 이용하여 정보 처리를 하는 일
- 섬전閃電 Korean gloss: 순간적으로 번쩍이는 번갯불이나 전기의 불꽃
Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)
Japanese words with 電
- 電話でんわ telephone call; phone call; telephone (device)
- 電気でんき electricity; (electric) light
- 電力でんりょく electric power
- 電子でんし electron; electronic
- 電車でんしゃ train; electric train
- 電波でんぱ radio wave; reception; signal
- 発電はつでん generation of electricity; power generation; sending a telegram
- 家電かでん household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
- 電機でんき electrical machinery; appliances
- 発電所はつでんしょ power plant; power station
- 電鉄でんてつ electric railway
- 電通大でんつうだい University of Electro-Communications
Characters sharing the phonetic 申
Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “신” in Korean.
Other hanja read “전”
Other hanja with radical 雨
Some glosses are machine-generated. Sources and licences are listed together — sources and licences