Japanese symbol for “emit”
発する
はっする
Romaji: hassuru
to let out; to utter; to produce; to emit
In Japanese, emit is 発する, read はっする (hassuru).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- vs-s, vt to let out; to utter; to produce; to emit; to give forth; to discharge
- vs-s, vt to issue; to send; to give
- vi, vs-s to leave; to depart
- vi, vs-s to occur; to appear
- vs-s, vt to shoot (an arrow or bullet); to fire
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “emit”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 放つ | はなつ hanatsu | to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent) |
| 噴く | ふく fuku | to emit; to spout; to spurt |
| 吐く | はく haku | to emit; to send forth; to breathe out |
| 吹く | ふく fuku | to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout; to spew |
| 吐き出す | はきだす hakidasu | to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to blow out |
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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “emit”.
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.