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続発 (ぞくはつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
occurring in succession ; series of occurrences ; frequent occurrence
Describes events, incidents, or problems that happen one after another, often with a negative connotation (accidents, crimes, troubles). Used as a noun or with する to mean 'occur successively'.
不ふ 祥しょう 事じ の 続ぞく 発はつ で 会かい 社しゃ の 信しん 用よう が 落お ち た 。
The company's reputation fell due to a series of scandals.
Kanji 続 continue, series, sequel 発 departure, discharge, publish Similar words 連れん 続ぞく 連続 means 'continuation' or 'consecutive' without interruption, while 続発 emphasizes separate incidents happening repeatedly, often with negative implications.
頻ひん 発ぱつ 頻発 means 'frequent occurrence', stressing high frequency, whereas 続発 focuses on the succession or chain of events.
Etymology Compound of 続 (ぞく, 'continue') and 発 (はつ, 'occur'), literally 'continue-occur'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows standard Sino-Japanese compounding patterns.
