水力

これは水力です。

This is water power.

A simple 'A is B' sentence structure.

水力はすごいです。

Water power is amazing.

Using an adjective to describe the noun.

水力で電気ができます。

Electricity is made by water power.

The particle 'de' indicates the means or method.

山には水力があります。

There is water power in the mountains.

The 'arimasu' verb shows existence.

水力の力を見ます。

I see the power of water power.

Using 'no' to link two nouns, though slightly redundant.

水力はきれいです。

Water power is clean.

Describing the environmental aspect simply.

日本は水力を使います。

Japan uses water power.

Subject-Object-Verb order.

水力の本を読みます。

I read a book about water power.

The particle 'no' creates a possessive or descriptive relationship.

ダムに行って、水力発電を見ました。

I went to a dam and saw hydroelectric power generation.

Connecting two actions with the 'te-form'.

水力は自然のエネルギーです。

Water power is a natural energy.

Defining the noun with a longer noun phrase.

この町は水力で動いています。

This town is powered by water power.

The 'te-iru' form indicates a continuous state.

水力の力はとても強いです。

The strength of water power is very strong.

Using 'tote-mo' for emphasis.

昔の人は水力を利用しました。

People in the past utilized water power.

Past tense of the verb 'riyou suru'.

水力発電所はどこにありますか？

Where is the hydroelectric power plant?

Asking a location question with 'doko'.

水力は火力を助けます。

Water power helps thermal power.

Personifying energy sources with the verb 'tasukeru'.

もっと水力を使いたいです。

I want to use water power more.

Using the 'tai' form for desire.

水力発電は二酸化炭素を出さないので、環境に優しいです。

Hydroelectric power is environmentally friendly because it doesn't emit carbon dioxide.

Using 'node' to explain a reason.

日本の地形は水力に適しています。

Japan's terrain is suitable for water power.

The particle 'ni' indicates the target of suitability.

最近、小規模な水力発電が注目されています。

Recently, small-scale hydroelectric power has been attracting attention.

Passive form 'chuumoku sarete iru'.

水力資源を有効に活用することが大切です。

It is important to utilize hydroelectric resources effectively.

The nominalizer 'koto' makes the phrase a subject.

この地域は水力が豊富だと言われています。

It is said that this region is rich in water power.

Using 'to iwarete iru' for general beliefs.

水力は天候に左右されにくい安定した電源です。

Water power is a stable power source that is not easily affected by weather.

The suffix 'nikui' means 'hard to do'.

ダムの建設は水力を得るために必要です。

Dam construction is necessary to obtain water power.

The phrase 'tame ni' indicates purpose.

水力学の基礎を大学で学びました。

I learned the basics of hydraulics at university.

Using the academic suffix 'gaku' for study.

水力は、日本のエネルギー自給率向上に大きく貢献しています。

Water power contributes significantly to improving Japan's energy self-sufficiency rate.

Using 'ni kouken suru' for formal contribution.

揚水発電は、夜間の余剰電力を使って水を汲み上げ、水力として蓄える仕組みです。

Pumped-storage power generation is a system that uses surplus nighttime electricity to pump up water and store it as water power.

Explaining a technical 'shikumi' (mechanism).

水力発電所の維持管理には、高度な技術が必要です。

The maintenance and management of hydroelectric power plants require advanced technology.

The particle 'ni wa' marks the requirement for a specific goal.

環境保護の観点から、大規模な水力ダムの建設には反対意見もあります。

From the perspective of environmental protection, there are opposing opinions regarding the construction of large hydroelectric dams.

The phrase 'no kanten kara' means 'from the perspective of'.

水力のポテンシャルを最大限に引き出すための研究が進んでいます。

Research is progressing to maximize the potential of water power.

Using 'saidaigen ni' to mean 'to the maximum'.

古くなった水力設備をリニューアルすることで、発電効率を高めます。

By renewing old hydroelectric equipment, we increase power generation efficiency.

The 'de' particle indicates the means (by doing X).

水力は、化石燃料への依存を減らすための鍵となります。

Water power serves as a key to reducing dependence on fossil fuels.

Metaphorical use of 'kagi' (key).

この論文は、水力の経済的価値について論じています。

This paper discusses the economic value of water power.

Using 'ni tsuite ronjite iru' for academic discussion.

水力開発における水利権の調整は、極めて複雑なプロセスを伴います。

The coordination of water rights in hydroelectric development involves an extremely complex process.

Using 'ni okeru' to mean 'in/regarding'.

日本の水力発電は、明治時代の近代化において先駆的な役割を果たしました。

Japanese hydroelectric power played a pioneering role in the modernization of the Meiji era.

The idiom 'yakuwari wo hatasu' means 'to play a role'.

マイクロ水力は、送電網が届かない山間部での地産地消エネルギーとして期待されています。

Micro-hydro is expected to be a locally produced and consumed energy source in mountainous areas where the power grid does not reach.

Using 'toshite kitai sarete iru' for expectations.

水力ダムの堆砂問題は、長期的な運用における大きな課題の一つです。

The problem of sedimentation in hydroelectric dams is one of the major challenges in long-term operation.

Compound noun 'taisa mondai' (sedimentation problem).

変動の激しい再生可能エネルギーを補完するため、水力の調整力が再評価されています。

In order to complement highly volatile renewable energy, the balancing capability of water power is being re-evaluated.

Using 'wo hokan suru' to mean 'to complement'.

水力発電のコスト構造は、初期投資は大きいが運用コストが低いのが特徴です。

The cost structure of hydroelectric power is characterized by high initial investment but low operational costs.

The 'no ga tokuchou desu' structure highlights a characteristic.

水力の利用が河川生態系に与える影響を最小限に抑える必要があります。

It is necessary to minimize the impact that water power utilization has on river ecosystems.

Using 'ni ataeru eikyou' for 'impact given to'.

国は、中小水力発電の導入を支援するための補助金制度を設けています。

The government has established a subsidy system to support the introduction of small and medium-sized hydroelectric power.

Using 'wo moukeru' to mean 'to establish/set up'.

水力という自然の猛威を、いかにして文明の礎へと昇華させるかが先人たちの悲願であった。

How to sublimate the natural fury of water power into the foundation of civilization was the long-cherished wish of our ancestors.

Using high-level literary verbs like 'shouka saseru' (sublimate).

黒部ダムの建設は、まさに水力に挑む人間の不屈の精神を象徴する世紀の大事業であった。

The construction of the Kurobe Dam was truly a great project of the century, symbolizing the indomitable spirit of humans challenging water power.

Using 'masani' and 'shouchou suru' for dramatic emphasis.

水力の持続可能性を担保するためには、流域全体の包括的な管理が不可欠である。

In order to guarantee the sustainability of water power, comprehensive management of the entire river basin is indispensable.

Academic terms like 'tanpo suru' (guarantee) and 'fukatsu' (indispensable).

再生可能エネルギーの主力電源化を目指す中で、既設水力の有効活用が喫緊の課題となっている。

In the quest to make renewable energy the main power source, the effective utilization of existing water power has become an urgent issue.

The phrase 'kikkin no kadai' means 'urgent task'.

水力学的な観点のみならず、社会経済的な合意形成も水力開発の成否を分かつ。

Not only from a hydraulic perspective but also socio-economic consensus-building determines the success or failure of water power development.

Using 'seihai wo wakatsu' to mean 'to determine success or failure'.

気候変動に伴う降水パターンの変化は、将来的な水力発電量に不確実性をもたらしている。

Changes in precipitation patterns associated with climate change are bringing uncertainty to future hydroelectric power generation amounts.

Using 'fu-kakujitsusei' for 'uncertainty'.

水力は、単なるエネルギー源を超え、国土保全という多面的な機能を有している。

Water power goes beyond being a mere energy source and possesses multi-faceted functions such as national land conservation.

The phrase 'wo koe' means 'exceeding/going beyond'.

技術革新により、従来は未利用であった超低落差の地点でも水力回収が可能となった。

Due to technological innovation, water power recovery has become possible even at points with ultra-low head that were previously unused.

Using 'ni yori' to indicate the cause of a change.