原げん子し力りょく

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

atomic energy; nuclear power

Refers to the energy released from atomic nuclei, especially in power generation. Commonly used in compounds like 原子力発電 (nuclear power generation).

原げん子し力りょくを利り用ようするto make use of nuclear power
この国くには原げん子し力りょくを利り用ようして電でん力りょくを供きょう給きゅうしている。
This country supplies electricity by making use of nuclear power.
原げん子し力りょくに反はん対たいするto oppose nuclear power
多おおくの市し民みんが原げん子し力りょくに反はん対たいしている。
Many citizens are opposed to nuclear power.

核かくエネルギー
核エネルギー is the more technical, physics-oriented term for nuclear energy, while 原子力 is the everyday term used in public discourse and policy discussions.

原げん子し力りょく発はつ電でんN1
原子力発電 specifically means the generation of electricity via nuclear power, whereas 原子力 refers more broadly to atomic energy itself.
核かく燃ねん料りょう
原子力 refers to nuclear power or energy itself, whereas 核燃料 is the physical fuel material (like uranium) that produces that energy.

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Compound of 原子 (atom) and 力 (power, force). The term became widespread in the mid-20th century with the development of nuclear technology.