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電力 (でんりょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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This factory consumes a large amount of electric power.
Demand for electric power rises in summer.
Some areas suffered a power shortage because of the typhoon.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 電でん 力りょく を 供きょう 給きゅう する to supply electric power to a place
This power plant supplies electricity to the entire city.
電でん 力りょく を 消しょう 費ひ する to consume electric power
Air conditioners consume a lot of electricity in summer.
電でん 力りょく が 不ふ 足そく する for there to be a power shortage
There is a power shortage due to the intense heat.
電でん 力りょく を 節せつ 約やく する to save electric power
I try to save electricity in the summer.
Related words 電気 is the broad everyday word for electricity, electric light, or appliances, while 電力 specifically denotes electricity as a generated or consumed power resource.
電力 refers specifically to electric power, while 動力 is the broader term covering any kind of motive power, including mechanical, steam, or hydraulic.
Don't confuse with 電力量 refers to the amount of electrical energy used or generated over a period, whereas 電力 is the power itself at a given moment.
電力 is the rate of electrical energy transfer (power), whereas 電圧 is voltage, a different but related electrical quantity.
電力 is the rate of electrical energy transfer (measured in watts), whereas 電流 refers to the flow of charge itself (measured in amperes).
Word family· 35 Tokyo Electric Power; TEPCO
low power; low electrical power
secondary power; backup power supply
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 電, associated with electricity, and 力, meaning power or force. The spelling transparently expresses the modern meaning 'electric power.'
小しょう 電でん 力りょく
low-power; low-electricity
new power utility company
Show 6 more power saving; energy conservation
electric company bond; electric utility bond
power grid; power network
wattmeter; power meter
electric energy; amount of electricity
interference power
