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テレビの電源を入れます。te re bi no den gen o i re ma su
I turn on the TV.
出かける前に、電源を切ります。de ka ke ru mae ni den gen o ki ri ma su
I turn off the power before going out.
Describes the supply of electricity that makes a machine work and the point from which that supply comes.
電源を入れるden gen o i re ru
turn on the power
電源を切るden gen o ki ru
turn off the power
電源が入るden gen ga hai ru
the power comes on
電気denki: Electricity in general as a form of energy used to operate devices.
電気を供給して機器を動かすもと。また、機器を動かすために供給される電力。den ki o kyō kyū shi te ki ki o ugo ka su mo to ma ta ki ki o ugo ka su ta me ni kyō kyū sa re ru den ryoku
The Sino-Japanese compound 電 (den, "electricity") + 源 (gen, "source") forms 電源 (dengen), meaning a source of electric power.