Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary
(A comprehensive Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary for the Web)
An Etymological Dictionary of Chinese Character Interpretations
By Lawrence J. Howell and Hikaru Morimoto
– Covering more than 6,500 Chinese characters as used in Japan –
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電 (13)
デン
As per 申 (Type 1 Phonetic) (bolt of lightning) + 雨 rain/natural phenomena → long bolt of lightning → electricity. Like 伸, 電 was devised to replace 申 after the latter underwent its transformation of meanings.
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