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
Kanji used
let out
electric
Pitch accent
つでん
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Used in vocabulary (26 in total)
dynamo; power generator
power plant; power station
private power generation; masturbation
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
combined cycle power generation
pumped storage; pumped-storage power generation; pumping up generation; pumped-storage hydroelectricity; pumping-up hydraulic power generation
wave power electrical generation
solar thermal power generation
small hydropower; micro hydro; small-scale hydroelectric power generation
power generation company
airborne wind power generation; kite power generation
cold energy power generation (e.g. from LNG)
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.