Japanese symbol for “concurrence”
併発
へいはつ
Romaji: heihatsu
concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)
In Japanese, concurrence is 併発, read へいはつ (heihatsu).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n, vi concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “concurrence”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同感 | どうかん doukan | same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion |
| 合致 | がっち gatchi | agreement; concurrence; conformance |
| 倶発 | ぐはつ guhatsu | concurrence |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 合併 | がっぺい gappei | merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union |
| 併用 | へいよう heiyou | combined use; using together (with); using jointly |
| 併記 | へいき heiki | writing side by side; writing (down) together; writing (down) both |
| 併合 | へいごう heigou | merger; joining into one; amalgamation |
| 併設 | へいせつ heisetsu | joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition |
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 発表 | はっぴょう happyou | announcement; publication; presenting |
| 開発 | かいはつ kaihatsu | development; cultivation; application |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.