How to say "electricity" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 電気でんきnounThe everyday word for electricity in all its senses: electric power and current, electric light, and electricity as a physical phenomenon. This is the word you will almost always want.
- 越歴エレキnounA common abbreviation written エレキ, referring to electricity. It is mainly a shortened form and is seldom the word you want in ordinary contexts; 電気 is the normal choice.
Use 電気 for electricity in all ordinary senses — the power in your home, electric phenomena, or an electric light; 越歴（エレキ） is just an abbreviation and rarely the word you want.
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