What does 原発 mean?
原発 is a Japanese noun meaning “nuclear power plant; nuclear power generation” in English. It can also be translated as “primary (e.g. primary immunodeficiency syndrome)” depending on context. It is written as 原発 in kanji, げんぱつ in hiragana, and genpatsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
村人たちは原発反対の陳情をした。
The villagers petitioned against the nuclear power plant.