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発電 (はつでん): generation (e.g., power) — Japanese vocabulary

発電 is read はつでん and means "generation (e.g., power)". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

発電

Reading
はつでん · hatsuden
Translation
generation (e.g., power)
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
はつでんが

Example

原子力が発電に使われている。

げんしりょくがはつでんにつかわれている。

Nuclear power is used to generate electricity.

Kanji in this word

  • 発 — depart, emit
  • 電 — electricity

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