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    3. 原発

    原発

    原げん発ぱつ

    nuclear power plant

    KMT2News #3+1TechnologyScience & MathKanji Vocab19 strokes

    げんぱつ

    Noun

    1.
    nuclear power plant, nuclear power generation
    abbreviation

    Noun, Particle, Participle, Verb

    2.
    primary (e.g. primary immunodeficiency syndrome)

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    原げん発ぱつは電でん気きを作つくります。

    Nuclear power plants generate electricity.

    KMT2Science & MathTechnology
    日に本ほんにはいくつかの原げん発ぱつがあります。

    There are several nuclear power plants in Japan.

    KMT2Science & MathTechnology
    新あたらしい技ぎ術じゅつで原げん発ぱつの効こう率りつが向こう上じょうしました。

    New technology has improved the efficiency of nuclear power plants.

    KMT4TechnologyScience & Math
    原げん発ぱつの安あん全ぜん性せいについては、常つねに議ぎ論ろんが続つづいています。

    Discussions about the safety of nuclear power plants are ongoing.

    KMT5Science & MathPolitics & Law
    原げん発ぱつはクリーンエネルギー源げんとして注ちゅう目もくされています。

    Nuclear power plants are attracting attention as a source of clean energy.

    KMT5Science & MathTechnologyNature & Environment

    Kanji that make up this word

    原
    はら…(6)
    meadow・original・primitive・field・plain…(3)
    発
    た.つ・あば.く・おこ.る・つか.わす・はな.つ…(4)
    departure・discharge・publish・emit・start from…(2)
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