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[はつ()·でん()]
hatsuden
noun, suru verb, no adjective

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[はつ()·でん()]
hatsuden
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English Meaning(s) for 発電

noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. generation (e.g. power)
noun, suru verb
  1. sending a telegram; telegraphing

Definition and Synonyms for 発電

Generation the production of heat or electricity
Synonyms: 発電
Generate produce (energy)
Synonyms: 発生, 発電

Meanings for each kanji in 発電

» discharge; departure; publish; emit; start from; disclose; counter for gunshots
» electricity

Categories 発電 is a member of

Production manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale
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Make create or manufacture a man-made product
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Sample Sentences for 発電

The power plant supplies the remote district with electricity.
We can not be too careful in operating a nuclear power plant.
At the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant, all the reactors stopped just after the quake.
NASA says three of 22 space missions that carried generators similar to Galileo's ended in accidents.
Due to the catastrophe caused by the huge tsunami, damage was sustained by the nuclear reactor as well as explosions at the nuclear power plant.

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