節せつ電でん

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節電する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

saving electricity; power saving; reducing electricity usage

Commonly used as a noun or with する to mean actively conserving electricity, especially in response to shortages or environmental concerns.

節せつ電でんに努つとめるto make an effort to save electricity
夏なつの間あいだ、みんなで節せつ電でんに努つとめている。
Everyone is making an effort to save electricity during the summer.
節せつ電でんに協きょう力りょくするto cooperate in saving electricity
工こう場じょうも節せつ電でんに協きょう力りょくすることになった。
The factory also agreed to cooperate in saving electricity.
節せつ電でんを心こころがけるto make a habit of saving electricity
家いえでは節せつ電でんを心こころがけている。
I try to be mindful of saving electricity at home.
〈事こと〉のため節せつ電でんするto save electricity for the sake of ~
環かん境きょうのために節せつ電でんすることが大たい切せつだ。
It's important to save electricity for the sake of the environment.

省しょうエネN2
節電 refers specifically to cutting down electricity use, while 省エネ covers saving energy of any kind, including gas or fuel.
節せつ約やくN3
節電 is limited to conserving electricity, whereas 節約 is the general word for economizing on money, resources, or time.
省しょうエネルギー
節電 refers specifically to saving electricity, while 省エネルギー covers reducing consumption of any form of energy (gas, oil, electricity, etc.).

停てい電でんN3
節電 means voluntarily saving electricity, while 停電 means a power outage where electricity stops altogether.

Compound of 節 (せつ, 'save' or 'conserve') and 電 (でん, 'electricity').