Japanese symbol for “venting”
発散
はっさん
Romaji: hassan
emission; emanation; radiation; diffusion
In Japanese, venting is 発散, read はっさん (hassan).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs emission; emanation; radiation; diffusion; dispersion
- n, vi, vs letting out (feelings); venting
- n, vi, vs divergence (of light)
- n, vi, vs divergence (math)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “venting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吹き出し | ふきだし fukidashi | blowoff; effusion; blowing |
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 |
| 解散 | かいさん kaisan | breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd) |
| 散歩 | さんぽ sanpo | walk; stroll |
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.