JLPT N1 · Noun

放射能 (houshanou)

放射能 (ほうしゃのう, houshanou) is a Japanese noun meaning “radioactivity”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ほうしゃのう
Romaji: houshanou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

radioactivity · noun
radiation · noun · colloquial
radioactive material · noun · colloquial

Example sentences

もう一つの面白いエネルギー源は、放射能の廃棄物質から取り出せる熱である。

Another interesting source of energy is the heat that can be recovered from radioactive waste material.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 放射能

放

set free, release, fireホウ・はな.す・-っぱな.し · 8 strokes

射

shoot, shine into, ontoシャ・い.る・さ.す · 10 strokes

能

ability, talent, skillノウ・よ.く・あた.う · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 放射能.

放送ほうそうbroadcasting放すはなすto release放れるはなれるto get free (from)解放かいほうrelease開放かいほうopening (a door, window, etc.)放るほうるto throw追放ついほうexile放射ほうしゃradiation放出ほうしゅつemission放置ほうちleaving as is放り込むほうりこむto throw into放り出すほうりだすto throw out注射ちゅうしゃinjection射すさすto shine

Source: JMdict entry 1516690 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.