電源

でんげん

source of electricity, power (e.g., button on TV)

Also:power (button on TV, etc.)

What does 電源 mean?

電源 is a Japanese noun meaning source of electricity, power (e.g., button on TV) in English. It can also be translated as power (button on TV, etc.) depending on context. It is written as 電源 in kanji, でんげん in hiragana, and dengen in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

回路を調べる前に、電源のスイッチを切りなさい。

You must switch off the power before checking the circuit.