noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. power outage, electricity outage, blackout, failure of electricity supply.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
停電 ていでん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

halt, stopping
テイ と.める (4th, N2)
human radical (no. 9)
pavilion, restaurant, mansion
テイ チン (9th, N1)
tall, high, expensive
コウ たか.い た (2nd, N5)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ ケイ まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)
electricity
デン (2nd, N5)
rain
あめ あま- ウ (1st, N5)
lightning, electricity
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
hidden, mysterious, secret
イン オン かく.す