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発見する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Broadly used for finding something previously unknown, hidden, or lost, from scientific discoveries to everyday detection.

〈物もの〉が発はっ見けんされるfor something to be discovered
山やまの中なかで古ふるい遺い跡せきが発はっ見けんされた。
An old ruin was discovered in the mountains.
〈事こと〉の発はっ見けんに驚おどろくto be surprised at a discovery
科か学がく者しゃたちはその発はっ見けんに驚おどろいた。
The scientists were amazed by the discovery.

見みつけるN4
発見 is a formal, often noteworthy act of finding something previously unknown, while 見つける is the everyday, casual verb for locating or spotting something.
発はつ明めいN3
発見 means discovering something that already exists, while 発明 means creating something entirely new.
発はっ掘くつN1
発見 is the general word for making any discovery, while 発掘 stresses the process of digging or searching something hidden out, whether literally or figuratively.
見みつかるN4
発見する is a more formal, deliberate verb for discovering something (often in scientific or reportage contexts), while 見つかる is the everyday intransitive verb for something simply turning up.

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ディスカバー
発見 is the standard Japanese noun for discovery used in ordinary writing, while ディスカバー is a trendy katakana word mainly seen in ads, titles, and slogans.
発はっ覚かくN1
発見 is a neutral term for discovering something (a new species, a lost item), while 発覚 specifically refers to hidden wrongdoing or a secret coming to light.
気きづき
発見 emphasizes discovering something new or previously unknown, while 気づき emphasizes noticing or becoming aware of something that was already there.
見出みいだすN1
発見する is a neutral Sino-Japanese verb for making a discovery, whereas 見出す can carry a more evaluative or literary tone, especially with abstract objects like 価値 or 可能性.
検けん出しゅつ
発見 means discovering something previously unknown, while 検出 refers to technically sensing or measuring the presence of something with instruments.
探たん知ち
発見 means to discover something, often by chance or after searching, and is less technical than 探知, which specifically implies detection using instruments or deliberate scanning.
検けん知ち
発見 is the general word for discovering or finding something, whereas 検知 is a technical term specifically for automated or instrument-based detection.

発はつ明めいN3
発見 means discovering something that already exists (like a new species or fact), while 発明 means inventing something entirely new (like a machine or process).
発はつ現げん
発見 (はっけん) means 'discovery', and its similar sound and shared kanji 発 with 発現 (はつげん) often causes learners to confuse the two words.

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Compound of 発 (hatsu, 'depart, emit, disclose') and 見 (ken, 'see'). The combination conveys the idea of bringing something hidden into view.