Japanese symbol for “occurrence”
発生
はっせい
Romaji: hassei
occurrence; incidence; outbreak; birth (e.g. of civilization)
In Japanese, occurrence is 発生, read はっせい (hassei).
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
- n, vi, vs occurrence; incidence; outbreak; birth (e.g. of civilization)
- n, vi, vs generation (of power, heat, etc.); production
- n, vi, vs ontogeny; development; growth; breeding (biol)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “occurrence”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出来 | しゅったい shuttai | occurrence; happening; taking place |
| 出来事 | できごと dekigoto | occurrence; happening; incident |
| 事 | こと koto | incident; occurrence; event |
| 突発 | とっぱつ toppatsu | outbreak; occurrence |
| 生起 | せいき seiki | occurrence; taking place; happening |
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 |
| 発見 | はっけん hakken | discovery; detection; finding |
| 発言 | はつげん hatsugen | statement; remark; observation |
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
| 先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher; instructor; master |
| 人生 | じんせい jinsei | (one's) life |
See also: Chinese symbol for “occurrence”.
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.