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Beyond N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

直ちょく流りゅう

chokuryuu

direct current

Example sentences

  1. その結果けっか、翌年米原よくねんまいばら~長浜間ながはまかんの直流ちょくりゅう化工事かこうじが行おこなわれた。

    As a result, in the next year the construction for DC electrification was carried out between Maibara Station and Nagahama Station.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 他方たほう、山科やましな~永原ながはらは直流ちょくりゅう電化でんかで建設けんせつされ、京都方面きょうとほうめんから直流電車ちょくりゅうでんしゃが入はいっていた。

    The line between Yamashina Station and Nagahara Station was DC-electrified, to which a DC electric car entered from Kyoto.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 当初とうしょは会社敷地内かいしゃしきちないで石炭せきたんによる火力発電かりょくはつでんを行おこない、直流ちょくりゅうによる近距離低圧配電きんきょりていあつはいでんを行おこなった。

    At that time, coal-fired thermal power was generated within the company premises, and short-distance, low-voltage power distribution, operated on direct current, was carried out.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 直流

  • 直fix; repairOnチョク・ジキ・ジカKunただちに・なおす・なおる
  • 流current; a sinkOnリュウ・ルKunながれる・ながれ・ながす

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