Onyomi: ハツ, ホツ · Kunyomi: あば.く, おこ.る, た.つ, つか.わす, はな.つ · Meanings: counter for gunshots, departure, discharge, disclose, emit, publish, start from
Kanji for counter for gunshots, departure, discharge, disclose, emit
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The kanji 発 combines the “departure” radical (癶) with the component for “bow” (弓), symbolizing the act of releasing or setting something in motion, like an arrow being fired. In ancient times, it represented departure, emission, or beginning. 発 came to mean start, emit, or depart, capturing the ideas of release, action, and initiation.
An arrow being released — 発 means to start, depart, or emit.
Imagine releasing an arrow that begins its journey — that’s 発, the kanji for starting, departing, or sending forth.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 発 | はつ | departure, departing from ..., leaving at (e.g. 8:30) | common JLPT-N1 Noun, used as a suffix |
| 発 | ハツ | green dragon tile | Noun |
| 発音 | はつおん | pronunciation | common JLPT-N4 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 発見 | はっけん | discovery, detection, finding | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 発明 | はつめい | invention | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 立つ | たつ | to stand (up), to rise, to get to one's feet, to stand on end (e.g. of hairs), to stick up | common JLPT-N2 JLPT-N5 Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 発電 | はつでん | generation of electricity, power generation | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |
| 発作 | ほっさ | fit, attack, spasm, ictus, paroxysm, seizure, stroke | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 発展 | はってん | development, growth, expansion, extension, flourishing | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 発表 | はっぴょう | announcement, publication, presenting, statement, communique, making known, breaking (news story), expressing (one's opinion), releasing, unveiling | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |