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核燃料 (かくねんりょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

核かく燃ねん料りょう

か

く

ね

ん

りょ

う

Common word

Meanings

1

noun

nuclear fuel

Technical term for fuel used in nuclear reactors, such as uranium or plutonium.

原げん子し力りょく発はつ電でん所しょでは核かく燃ねん料りょうが使つかわれている。
Nuclear fuel is used in nuclear power plants.
使し用よう済ずみ核かく燃ねん料りょうの処しょ

理り

は

重じゅう

要よう

な

課か

題だい

だ

。

The disposal of spent nuclear fuel is an important issue.

Kanji

核nucleus, core, kernel
燃burn, blaze, glow
料fee, materials

Similar words

原げん子し力りょく
原子力 means 'nuclear power' or 'atomic energy' in general, while 核燃料 specifically refers to the fuel material itself.
燃ねん料りょう
燃料 is a general term for 'fuel' (e.g., gasoline, coal). 核燃料 is a specific type of fuel used in nuclear reactions.

Etymology

Compound of 核 (かく, 'nucleus') and 燃料 (ねんりょう, 'fuel'). A straightforward technical term with no irregular derivation.