原子力が発電に使われている。

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原子力が発電に使われている。

English Translation

Nuclear power is used to generate electricity.

Furigana

原子力(げんしりょく)が発電(はつでん)に使(つか)われている。

Romanji

Genshiryoku ga hatsuden ni tsukawareteiru.

Words

原子力 (げんしりょく)

atomic energy; nuclear power

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

発電 (はつでん)

generation (e.g. power); sending a telegram; telegraphing

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

使う (つかう)

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak