Illustration: At a Japanese community centre demonstration, a grandfather pedals a stationary bicycle connected by a visible belt to a small generator. A cable runs directly from the generator to a lamp on a low table.

JLPT N2suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

発はつ電でん

hatsuden

to generate electricity

Example sentences

  1. 太陽熱たいようねつは日本にっぽんでは発電はつでんより太陽熱温水器たいようねつおんすいきとして利用りようされています。

    In Japan solar heat is used more for solar water heaters than for electricity generation.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. トムは原子力げんしりょく発電はつでん所しょで働はたらいている。

    Tom works at a nuclear plant.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 原子力げんしりょくは発電はつでんに利用りようされています。

    Nuclear power is used to generate electricity.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 発電

  • 発departure; dischargeOnハツ・ホツKunたつ・あばく・おこる
  • 電electricityOnデン

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