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How to say 'Power generation' in Japanese | 発電

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The Japanese word for Power generation is 'Hatsuden', written as 発電 in Japanese.'Power generation' in hiragana is はつでん.

    word

    発電

    Meaning

    Power generation

    Reading

    はつでん

    hatsuden

    Kanji

    発Departure 電Electricity

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '発電 (はつでん)' refers to the generation of electricity or power. It is commonly used in contexts related to energy production, such as in power plants or renewable energy sources. For example: The power plant generates electricity「発電所が発電する」(はつでんしょがはつでんする). Solar panels generate power「太陽光パネルが発電する」(たいようこうパネルがはつでんする). This term is often used in technical or industrial discussions about energy.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    5980

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 発電

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    発

    Meaning

    Departure

  • kanji

    電

    Meaning

    Electricity

Words Related to 発電 Through the Kanji 発

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 発 as well.

  • word

    開発

    Meaning

    Development

  • word

    発生

    Meaning

    Occurrence

  • word

    発言

    Meaning

    Statement

  • word

    発見

    Meaning

    Discovery

  • word

    出発

    Meaning

    Departure

  • word

    発表

    Meaning

    Announcement

  • word

    発する

    Meaning

    Emit

  • word

    発

    Meaning

    Departure

  • word

    発揮

    Meaning

    Demonstration

  • word

    発想

    Meaning

    Idea

  • word

    発送

    Meaning

    Shipment

  • word

    始発

    Meaning

    First departure

  • word

    活発

    Meaning

    Lively

  • word

    発売

    Meaning

    Sale

  • word

    発行

    Meaning

    Issue, Publication

  • word

    発達

    Meaning

    Development

  • word

    発明

    Meaning

    Invention

  • word

    発電所

    Meaning

    Power plant

  • word

    発熱

    Meaning

    Fever

  • word

    発音

    Meaning

    Pronunciation

  • word

    反発

    Meaning

    Rejection, Rebound

  • word

    発掘

    Meaning

    Excavation

  • word

    発射

    Meaning

    Launch

  • word

    発足

    Meaning

    Start, Launch

  • word

    発信

    Meaning

    Transmission

  • word

    発展

    Meaning

    Development

  • word

    爆発

    Meaning

    Explosion

Words Related to 発電 Through the Kanji 電

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 電 as well.

  • word

    電話

    Meaning

    Call

  • word

    電気

    Meaning

    Electricity

  • word

    電子

    Meaning

    Electron

  • word

    電話帳

    Meaning

    Phone book

  • word

    電車

    Meaning

    Train

  • word

    終電

    Meaning

    Last train

  • word

    電報

    Meaning

    Telegram

  • word

    電源

    Meaning

    Power

  • word

    発電所

    Meaning

    Power plant

  • word

    電線

    Meaning

    Wire

  • word

    電力

    Meaning

    Power, Electricity

  • word

    電池

    Meaning

    Battery

  • word

    電球

    Meaning

    Bulb

  • word

    停電

    Meaning

    Blackout

  • word

    電卓

    Meaning

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