原子力発電所

Japanese

Kanji in this term
原	子	力	発	電	所
げん Grade: 2	し Grade: 1	りょく Grade: 1	はつ Grade: 3	でん Grade: 2	しょ Grade: 3
kan'on	on'yomi	goon	kan'on	goon

Alternative spelling
原子力發電所 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 原(げん)子(し)力(りょく) (genshiryoku, “nuclear power; atomic power”) + 発(はつ)電(でん)所(しょ) (hatsudensho, “power plant”) or 原(げん)子(し)力(りょく)発(はつ)電(でん) (genshiryoku hatsuden, “nuclear power generation”) + 所(しょ) (-sho, “place”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) げんしりょく・はつでんしょ [gèńshíꜜryòkù hàtsúdéńshó] (Nakadaka + Heiban – [3]-[0])^[1]

(Tokyo) げんしりょくはつでんしょ [gèńshíryókú hátsúdéńshó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
(Tokyo) げんしりょくはつでんしょ [gèńshíryókú hátsúdéńshóꜜ] (Odaka – [10])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ɰ̃ɕiɾʲo̞kɯ̟ ha̠t͡sɨdẽ̞ɰ̃ɕo̞]

Noun

原(げん)子(し)力(りょく)発(はつ)電(でん)所(しょ) • (genshiryoku hatsudensho)

a nuclear power plant
Synonym: 原発 (genpatsu)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN