Japanese symbol for “sparking”
触発
しょくはつ
Romaji: shokuhatsu
detonation by contact; contact detonation
In Japanese, sparking is 触発, read しょくはつ (shokuhatsu).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs detonation by contact; contact detonation
- n, vs, vt touching off (something); triggering; sparking; provocation; inspiration
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sparking”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| バチバチ | バチバチ bachibachi | crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 接触 | せっしょく sesshoku | touch; contact; touching |
| 感触 | かんしょく kanshoku | feel (of something); touch; texture |
| 触る | さわる sawaru | to touch; to feel; to handle |
| 触れ合い | ふれあい fureai | contact; connectedness; rapport |
| 抵触 | ていしょく teishoku | infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; running afoul |
| 触媒 | しょくばい shokubai | catalyst |
| 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 |
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.