原発

Japanese

Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: 2
はつ > ぱつ
Grade: 3
kan'on
Alternative spelling
原發 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んぱつ [gèńpátsú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɡẽ̞mpa̠t͡sɨ]

Noun

(げん)(ぱつ) • (genpatsu

  1. clipping of 原子力発電所 (genshiryoku hatsudensho, nuclear power plant)
  2. clipping of 原子力発電 (genshiryoku hatsuden, nuclear power generation)
  3. (attributive, medicine) synonym of 原発性 (genpatsusei, primary-ness)

Verb

(げん)(ぱつ)する • (genpatsu surusuru (stem (げん)(ぱつ) (genpatsu shi), past (げん)(ぱつ)した (genpatsu shita))

  1. (medicine) occur primarily in

Conjugation