Translation guide
A guide to expressing 'blackout' in Japanese, covering power outages, loss of consciousness, media suppression, and blackout curtains.
A loss of electrical power in an area.
The standard word for a power outage or blackout. Used in everyday conversation and news.
Yesterday, there was a blackout due to the typhoon.
The power has been restored.
A more casual way to say the electricity stopped. Literally 'the electricity stops'.
Just now, the power suddenly went out.
A loanword from English, used in technical or news contexts for large-scale blackouts. Less common in daily speech.
A large-scale blackout occurred.
A temporary loss of consciousness or fainting.
The standard phrase for losing consciousness. Can be used for fainting or blacking out.
He lost consciousness in the accident.
A slightly more casual or colloquial way to say 'lose consciousness' or 'faint'.
A medical term for fainting or syncope. Used in formal or clinical contexts.
A deliberate suppression of information or news.
Curtains that block all light from entering a room.
The loanword ブラックアウト is mainly used for power outages or sometimes in gaming/technical contexts. For losing consciousness, use 意識を失う or 気を失う.
He blacked out. (This sounds unnatural for fainting; use 意識を失った instead.)
I almost blacked out from the heat.
失神の原因を調べる。
Investigate the cause of the blackout.
An information blackout was enforced in that area.
舞台では暗幕が使われる。
Blackout curtains are used on stage.