はつでん
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
Verb (する)
1. generation (e.g. power)
Noun
Verb (する)
Obsolete
2. sending a telegram; telegraphing
Pitch accent
つでん
Used in vocabulary (26 in total)
dynamo; power generator
power plant; power station
solar power (generation)
private power generation; masturbation
wind power generation
nuclear power generation; nuclear electricity generation
power generation facility
geothermal electric power generation
geothermal electric power generation
hydroelectric power generation; water-power generation
thermal power generation
power generation efficiency; generating efficiency
electric organ
pumped storage; pumped-storage power generation; pumping up generation; pumped-storage hydroelectricity; pumping-up hydraulic power generation
combined cycle power generation
solar thermal power generation
tidal power generation
wave power electrical generation
power generation company
small hydropower; micro hydro; small-scale hydroelectric power generation
tidal power generation
independent power producer; IPP
ocean thermal energy conversion
cold energy power generation (e.g. from LNG)
airborne wind power generation; kite power generation
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.