- 電気 — electricity
- 電話 — telephone
- 電車 — train
- 電池 — battery
- 電波 — radio wave
- 電源 — power source
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This kanji bridges nature and technology — evolving from the imagery of thunder and lightning to the power behind our modern world. It’s in everything from phones and trains to lights and signals.
電車で学校に行く。
I go to school by train.
雷が鳴って、電気が消えた。
The electricity went out because of thunder.