はつ
発
でん
電

noun, takes する, transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. generation of electricity, power generation.
  2. sending a telegram, telegraphing. Obsolete term.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はつ
発
でん
電
 発電 はつでん ✔
はつ
發
でん
電
 發電 はつでん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

departure, discharge, publish
ハツ　ホツ　た.つ (3rd, N4)
dotted tent radical (no. 105)
ハツ (Kentei 1)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)
electricity
デン (2nd, N5)
rain
あめ　あま-　ウ (1st, N5)
lightning, electricity
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
hidden, mysterious, secret
イン　オン　かく.す