はつでん
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. generation of electricity; power generation
2. sending a telegram (now usu. for congratulations, condolences, etc.); telegraphing
Pitch accent
は
つでん
Used in vocabulary (30 in total)
dynamo; power generator
power plant; power station
solar power (generation)
private power generation; masturbation
wind power generation
hydroelectric power generation; water-power generation
nuclear power generation; nuclear electricity generation
power generation facility
geothermal electric power generation
geothermal electric power generation
thermal power generation
nuclear fusion electricity generation
power generation efficiency; generating efficiency
electric organ
solar thermal power generation
pumped storage; pumped-storage power generation; pumping up generation; pumped-storage hydroelectricity; pumping-up hydraulic power generation
combined cycle power generation
wave power electrical generation
tidal power generation
small hydropower; micro hydro; small-scale hydroelectric power generation
gas-fueled electricity generation
tidal power generation
independent power producer; IPP
marine current power generation; ocean current power generation
ocean thermal energy conversion
cold energy power generation (e.g. from LNG)
airborne wind power generation; kite power generation
virtual power plant; VPP
osmotic power; salinity gradient power; SGP
Examples (2 in total)
Nuclear power is used to generate electricity.
In Japan solar heat is used more for solar water heaters than for electricity generation.