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停電する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

power outage; blackout

Refers to a loss of electricity supply, whether planned or accidental. Commonly used as a noun or with する to describe the occurrence of an outage.

〈場ば所しょ〉で停てい電でんが起おきるa power outage occurs in 〈place〉
台たい風ふうで町まち全ぜん体たいで停てい電でんが起おきた。
A power outage occurred across the whole town because of the typhoon.
停てい電でんになるthe power goes out
地じ震しんの後あと、停てい電でんになった。
After the earthquake, the power went out.
停てい電でんが続つづくthe power outage continues
この地ち域いきでは停てい電でんが三みっ日間かん続つづいた。
In this area, the power outage lasted for three days.
停てい電でんから復ふっ旧きゅうするto recover from a power outage
深しん夜やになってようやく停てい電でんから復ふっ旧きゅうした。
It wasn't until late at night that the area finally recovered from the power outage.
停てい電でんに備そなえるto prepare for a power outage
停てい電でんに備そなえて、非ひ常じょう用ようのライトを用よう意いした。
I prepared an emergency light in case of a power outage.

ブラックアウト
停電 is the standard Japanese term for any power outage, while ブラックアウト is a loanword often used for large-scale or dramatic blackouts.

断だん水すいN3
停電 refers to a loss of electricity, whereas 断水 refers to a loss of water supply, and learners often mix up which utility each word covers.
節せつ電でんN2
停電 is an unwanted loss of power, while 節電 means deliberately conserving electricity, and the similar kanji can cause confusion.

件けんN2
This is the usual counter when referring to an outage as an incident or case.

Compound of 停 (stop, halt) and 電 (electricity), literally 'electricity stoppage'. A straightforward Sino-Japanese word.