Japanese symbol for “detection”
発覚
はっかく
Romaji: hakkaku
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
In Japanese, detection is 発覚, read はっかく (hakkaku).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “detection”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 発見 | はっけん hakken | discovery; detection; finding |
| 検出 | けんしゅつ kenshutsu | detection; sense (e.g. sensor) |
| 探知 | たんち tanchi | detection |
| 露見 | ろけん roken | discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure |
| 検知 | けんち kenchi | detection |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 発生 | はっせい hassei | occurrence; incidence; outbreak |
| 発見 | はっけん hakken | discovery; detection; finding |
| 発言 | はつげん hatsugen | statement; remark; observation |
| 感覚 | かんかく kankaku | sense; sensation; feeling |
| 覚え | おぼえ oboe | memory; sense; experience |
See also: Chinese symbol for “detection”.
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.