停電
Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
1. power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ていでん
Used in vocabulary
Examples13
台風
There was no electricity for two days in the aftermath of the typhoon.
町
The whole town was blown out.
あ、
Oh, the lights went out.
停電
A power failure contributed to the confusion in the hall.
どこ
Every hospital has a back-up electric generator in case of blackout.
会社
The company went after its no. 1 customer complaint: power outages.