Japanese

Noun

発電 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 發電, hiragana はつでん, romaji hatsuden)

1. power generation (electricity)

Derived terms

• 発電所 (はつでんしょ) ‎(hatsudensho, “electric power plant”)
• 水力発電 (すいりょくはつでん) ‎(suiryoku hatsuden, “hydroelectric power generation”)
• 火力発電 (かりょくはつでん) ‎(karyoku hatsuden, “thermal power generation”)
• 原子力発電 (げんしりょくはつでん) ‎(genshiryoku hatsuden, “nuclear power generation”)
• 地熱発電 (ちねつはつでん) ‎(chinetsu hatsuden, “geothermal power generation”)
• 太陽光発電 (たいようこうはつでん) ‎(taiyōkō hatsuden, “solar power generation”)

Verb

発電する ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 發電, hiragana はつでんする, romaji hatsuden suru)

1. to generate power

Conjugation

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3