発足 (ほっそく, hossoku) Japanese meaning: starting | Kotomora

発ほっ足そく

also: はっそく

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発足する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Used for the formal start of an organization, project, committee, or system. Often implies the moment something becomes active or operational.

設せつ立りつN1
設立 refers to concretely establishing an entity such as a company or building, while 発足 emphasizes the start of an organization's activities or operations.
開かい始しN3
開始 is a general word for starting anything, whereas 発足 is used specifically for the formal launch of an organization, project, or system.
創そう設せつ
創設 focuses on the act of creating and founding an institution from nothing, while 発足 highlights the moment it becomes operational.
旗はた揚あげ
発足 is a formal, administrative word for the start of an organization's operations, whereas 旗揚げ evokes the dramatic image of raising a banner to announce a new venture.

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キックオフ
発足 is a formal term for the launching of an organization or system, while キックオフ is more casual and can refer to the start of a meeting, project, or match.
結けっ成せいN1
発足 emphasizes the moment an organization or project actually starts operating, while 結成 emphasizes the act of gathering members to create the group itself.
立たち上あがるN3
発足する specifically means an organization or project formally starts operating, while 立ち上がる can describe the same event with a more active, grassroots nuance.

解かい散さんN3
解散 means the dissolution or disbanding of an organization, the direct opposite of its 発足 (launch).

出しゅっ発ぱつN4
出発 means to depart or set off on a journey, while 発足 means the formal launch or founding of an organization; they share the kanji 発 but refer to unrelated concepts.

回かいN4
発足 is counted with 回 when referring to the number of times an organization or project has been launched, e.g. 二回目の発足.

発足Usage100%
- ほっそく
  Standard kanji spelling with the common reading ほっそく.
- はっそく
  Rare alternate reading; ほっそく is overwhelmingly more common.
はっそく

Compound of 発 (はつ, 'departure, start') and 足 (そく, 'foot, step'), literally 'to step out'. The reading ほっそく is a euphonic change from はっそく.