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海流発電 (kairyuuhatsuden) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

海かい流りゅう発はつ電でん

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Meanings

1

ocean current power generation; marine current power generation

Technical term for generating electricity from the kinetic energy of ocean currents.

海かい流りゅう発はつ電でんは再さい生せい可か能のうエネルギーの一ひとつとして注ちゅう目もくさ

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Ocean current power generation is attracting attention as a form of renewable energy.

Kanji

海sea, ocean
流current, a sink, flow
発departure, discharge, publish
電electricity

Related words

潮ちょう力りょく発はつ電でん
潮力発電 refers specifically to tidal power generation, while 海流発電 covers broader ocean current energy.
波は力りょく発はつ電でん
波力発電 uses wave motion, whereas 海流発電 uses steady ocean currents.

Built from

海かい流りゅう+発はつ電でん

Etymology

Compound of 海流 (ocean current) and 発電 (power generation).