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発

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

JLPTN4StatusJōyō · grade 3FrequencyTop 100Strokes9

Readings

On'yomi

  • ハツ
  • ホツ

Kun'yomi

  • た.つ
  • あば.く
  • おこ.る
  • つか.わす
  • はな.つ

Nanori

  • ば
  • わ

Meaning

発 centers on the idea of something emerging or being sent out from a starting point: departing, discharging, emitting, publishing, or disclosing. The counter for gunshots is a natural extension of this outward release.

Most common words using 発

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  • 発売はつばい
    N3

    sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)

  • 発表はっぴょう
    N4

    announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known; breaking (news story); expressing (one's opinion); releasing; unveiling

  • 開発かいはつ
    N2

    development; cultivation; application

  • 発見はっけん
    N4

    discovery; detection; finding

  • 発生はっせい
    N2

    occurrence; incidence; outbreak; birth (e.g. of civilization)

  • 発はつ
    N2

    departure; departing from ...; leaving at (e.g. 8:30)

  • 発言はつげん
    N2

    statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

  • 爆発ばくはつ
    N3

    explosion; detonation; blast; blowing up; eruption

  • 発展はってん
    N3

    development; growth; expansion; extension; flourishing

  • 発行はっこう
    N3

    publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue

  • 発射はっしゃ
    N2

    firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; discharge; catapult

  • 発電はつでん
    N2

    generation of electricity; power generation

  • 出発しゅっぱつ
    N4

    departure; leaving; setting off

  • 原発げんぱつ

    nuclear power plant; nuclear power generation

  • 発揮はっき
    N2

    show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

  • 発信はっしん
    N1

    dispatch; despatch; transmission; submission

  • 発達はったつ
    N3

    development; growth

  • 反発はんぱつ
    N1

    opposition; rebellion; revolt; resistance; backlash; refusal

  • 発想はっそう
    N2

    idea; conception

  • 発明はつめい
    N3

    invention

  • 発覚はっかく
    N1

    detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

  • 発動はつどう

    putting into operation

  • 発音はつおん
    N4

    pronunciation

  • 告発こくはつ

    indictment; prosecution; complaint

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Etymology

発 is the modern simplified form of 發. The older form combines 癶 (a foot stepping forward) with 弓 (bow) and 殳 (a hand holding a weapon), suggesting the release of an arrow or the start of movement. The modern simplification retains the top 癶 but replaces the lower part with a simpler shape.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 癶 looks like two legs stepping out, and the lower part resembles a simplified bow and arrow being released. Picture an arrow departing from the bow, discharging forward and starting its journey.

Reading mnemonic

For ハツ, imagine a heart (ハツ) being sent out as a message: the heart departs and discloses its feelings. Heart -> ハツ.