้ป
JLPT N5
Electricity, electric, lightning, electric-powered
Readings
Onโyomi: ใใณ (den)
Detailed Explanation
Vocabulary
้ปๆฐ
ใงใใ
electricity
้ป่ป
ใงใใใ
train
้ป่ฉฑ
ใงใใ
telephone
้ปๅ
ใงใใใใ
electric power
ๅ้ป
ใฆใใงใ
power outage
Example Sentences
้ปๆฐใใคใใพใใ
ใงใใใ ใคใใพใใ
I turn on the light.
้ป่ปใซไนใใพใใ
ใงใใใใซ ใฎใใพใใ
I take the train.
้ป่ฉฑใใใใพใใ
ใงใใใ ใใใพใใ
I make a phone call.
้ปๅใ็ฏ็ดใใพใใ
ใงใใใใใ ใใคใใใใพใใ
I save electricity.
ๅ้ปใใพใใใ
ใฆใใงใใใพใใใ
There was a power outage.
Cultural Note
Electricity (้ป) transformed Japan rapidly:
1. Modernization:
o During the Meiji period, the introduction of electric power modernized cities, factories, and transportation.
o Words like ้ป่ป, ้ปๆฐ, and ้ป่ฉฑ became everyday vocabulary quickly.
2. Natural connection:
o Lightning and electricity were once associated with gods of thunder and storms, e.g., ้ท็ฅ (ใใใใ), the thunder god in Shinto mythology.
o The kanji ้ป visually links nature (rain and lightning) with modern electrical power.
3. Everyday usage:
o ้ป appears in nearly all electricity-related words in Japanese, including modern electronics and technology.
o Learning this kanji is essential for understanding technical, daily, and natural contexts.
1. Modernization:
o During the Meiji period, the introduction of electric power modernized cities, factories, and transportation.
o Words like ้ป่ป, ้ปๆฐ, and ้ป่ฉฑ became everyday vocabulary quickly.
2. Natural connection:
o Lightning and electricity were once associated with gods of thunder and storms, e.g., ้ท็ฅ (ใใใใ), the thunder god in Shinto mythology.
o The kanji ้ป visually links nature (rain and lightning) with modern electrical power.
3. Everyday usage:
o ้ป appears in nearly all electricity-related words in Japanese, including modern electronics and technology.
o Learning this kanji is essential for understanding technical, daily, and natural contexts.