発 — kanji meaning “departure”
発
departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
- Meanings
- departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
- On'yomi
- ハツ (hatsu)、ホツ (hotsu)
- Kun'yomi
- た.つ、あば.く、おこ.る、つか.わす、はな.つ
- Name readings
- ば、わ
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #32 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 105
- Chinese reading
- fā
Words with 発
| 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 |
| 爆発 | ばくはつ bakuhatsu | explosion; detonation; blast |
| 発展 | はってん hatten | development; growth; expansion |
| 発行 | はっこう hakkou | publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue |
| 発電 | はつでん hatsuden | generation of electricity; power generation |
| 出発 | しゅっぱつ shuppatsu | departure; leaving; setting off |
| 反発 | はんぱつ hanpatsu | opposition; rebellion; revolt |
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