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発覚 (はっかく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
detection ; discovery ; coming to light
Used when a hidden wrongdoing, secret, or problem is exposed or comes to light, often in news or formal contexts. Emphasizes the act of being uncovered rather than a personal discovery.
隠かく し て い た 借しゃっ 金きん が 妻つま に 発はっ 覚かく し た 。
The debt I had been hiding was discovered by my wife.
Kanji 発 departure, discharge, publish 覚 memorize, learn, remember Similar words 発はっ 見けん 発見 is a general term for discovery, often of something positive or neutral (e.g., a new species, a lost item). 発覚 is specifically for uncovering hidden or negative matters.
露ろ 見けん 露見 also means exposure of a secret or wrongdoing, but is more literary and less common in everyday news than 発覚.
Etymology Compound of 発 (hatsu, 'to emit, to reveal') and 覚 (kaku, 'to perceive, to become aware'). The combination conveys the idea of something hidden becoming known or perceived.
