発はつ電でん
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. generation of electricity; power generation
2. sending a telegram (now usu. for congratulations, condolences, etc.); telegraphing
Kanji used
let out
electric
Pitch accent
は
つでん
Top 18900
Used in vocabulary (31 in total)
dynamo; power generator
power plant; power station
private power generation; masturbation
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
dynamo; power generator
solar thermal power generation
combined cycle power generation
pumped storage; pumped-storage power generation; pumping up generation; pumped-storage hydroelectricity; pumping-up hydraulic power generation
wave power electrical generation
small hydropower; micro hydro; small-scale hydroelectric power generation
gas-fueled electricity generation
marine current power generation; ocean current power generation
airborne wind power generation; kite power generation
osmotic power; salinity gradient power; SGP
cold energy power generation (e.g. from LNG)
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.