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How to say 'Wire' in Japanese | 電線

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The Japanese word for Wire is 'Densen', written as 電線 in Japanese.'Wire' in hiragana is でんせん.

    word

    電線

    Meaning

    Wire

    Reading

    でんせん

    densen

    Kanji

    電Electricity 線Line

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '電線 (でんせん)' refers to an electrical wire or cable. It is commonly used to describe the wires that transmit electricity, such as those found in power lines or electrical appliances. For example: The wire is broken「電線が切れている」(でんせんがきれている). Be careful not to touch the wire「電線に触らないでください」(でんせんにさわらないでください). This word is specific to electrical wiring and is not used for other types of strings or ropes.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    6055

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 電線

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    電

    Meaning

    Electricity

  • kanji

    線

    Meaning

    Line

Words Related to 電線 Through the Kanji 電

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 電 as well.

  • word

    電話

    Meaning

    Call

  • word

    電気

    Meaning

    Electricity

  • word

    電子

    Meaning

    Electron

  • word

    電話帳

    Meaning

    Phone book

  • word

    電車

    Meaning

    Train

  • word

    終電

    Meaning

    Last train

  • word

    電報

    Meaning

    Telegram

  • word

    電源

    Meaning

    Power

  • word

    発電

    Meaning

    Power generation

  • word

    発電所

    Meaning

    Power plant

  • word

    電力

    Meaning

    Power, Electricity

  • word

    電池

    Meaning

    Battery

  • word

    電球

    Meaning

    Bulb

  • word

    停電

    Meaning

    Blackout

  • word

    電卓

    Meaning

    Calculator

Words Related to 電線 Through the Kanji 線

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 線 as well.

  • word

    線

    Meaning

    Line

  • word

    視線

    Meaning

    Gaze

  • word

    新幹線

    Meaning

    Bullet train

  • word

    水平線

    Meaning

    Horizon

  • word

    幹線

    Meaning

    Mainline

  • word

    路線

    Meaning

    Route

  • word

    直線

    Meaning

    Straight line

  • word

    線路

    Meaning

    Railway

  • word

    脱線

    Meaning

    Digression, Derailment

  • word

    白線

    Meaning

    White line

  • word

    地平線

    Meaning

    Horizon

  • word

    曲線

    Meaning

    Curve

  • word

    無線

    Meaning

    Wireless

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'Densen' means 'Wire' .

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