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Kanji Detail for 発 - "to depart, to emit"

発

  • Meaning

    発 means "to depart, to emit." Also associated with to develop.

    1. Depart - To set out; to leave.

    2. Emit - To send out; to release.

    3. Develop - To grow; to flourish.

    4. Reveal - To make known; to expose.

  • Words using 発

    • 発言 はつげん Listen statement; remark; observation
    • 開発 かいはつ Listen development; cultivation; application
    • 発展 はってん Listen development; growth; expansion
    • 発行 はっこう Listen publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.)
    • 発表 はっぴょう Listen announcement; publication; presenting
    • 先発 せんぱつ Listen starting in advance; starting first; going first
    • 原発 げんぱつ Listen nuclear power plant; nuclear power generation; primary (e.g. primary immunodeficiency syndrome)
    • 発売 はつばい Listen sale; offering for sale; putting on sale

  • Four-character idioms with 発

    • 一念発起 いちねんほっき Listen being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
    • 一触即発 いっしょくそくはつ Listen critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
    • 一発必中 いっぱつひっちゅう Listen success on the first try (attempt)
    • 国威発揚 こくいはつよう Listen enhancing national prestige; expanding national influence
    • 強権発動 きょうけんはつどう Listen invoking the coercive power of the state; calling upon the power of the state
    • 才気煥発 さいきかんぱつ Listen quick-witted; a flash of brilliance; great wisdom

  • Tattoo check: 発

    • Verified meaning: to depart, to emit
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, のぶ, はつ, ばら)
    • Also carries these associations: to develop

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 発

    Given names 発(のぶ)Listen 発(ひらく)Listen

    Surnames 発(あきら)Listen 発(はつ)Listen 発(ばら)Listen 発(はり)Listen 発(ひらき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    departure; discharge; publish; emit; start from; disclose; counter for gunshots

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    issue, dispatch, send out, emit

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 發|发

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hatsu(ハツ) ハツ

    hotsu(ホツ) ホツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    aba.ku(あば-く) あば-く

    hana.tsu(はな-つ) はな-つ

    oko.ru(お-こる) お-こる

    ta.tsu(たつ) たつ

    tsuka.wasu(つか-わす) つか-わす

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    癶 (hatsugashira)

  • Related Keywords

    to depart to emit to develop reveal issue start publish advance begin discharge generate initiate launch leave produce progress release send set off

Sentences including 発

  • I would like to see you before i leave.

  • I am going to start.

  • She started ten minutes ago.

  • We agreed on an early start.

  • He is leaving in three days.

  • You had better leave there on monday.

  • The train has already left.

  • Whether permitting , we'll leave tomorrow morning.

  • You had better start at once.

  • He started from tokyo for osaka by car.

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