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電断 (でんだん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

電でん断だん

Meanings

1

noun

power interruption; power cut

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 電力断絶 or similar terms. Used in technical or news contexts for a loss of electrical power.

地じ震しんの影えい響きょうで広こう範はん囲いに電でん断だんが発はっ生せいした。
A widespread power interruption occurred due to the earthquake.
電でん断だんにより工こう場じょうのラインが停てい止しした。
The factory line stopped because of a power cut.

Kanji

電electricity
断severance, decline, refuse

Similar words

停てい電でん
停電 is the common word for a power outage, while 電断 is a more technical abbreviation.

Etymology

Abbreviation of a compound such as 電力断絶 (power interruption). The exact derivation is uncertain, but it is a technical term formed from 電 (electricity) and 断 (cut off).