Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 発覚する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 発はっ 覚かく する 発はっ 覚かく しない Polite 発はっ 覚かく します 発はっ 覚かく しません Past polite 発はっ 覚かく しました 発はっ 覚かく しませんでした Past 発はっ 覚かく した 発はっ 覚かく しなかった Te-form 発はっ 覚かく して 発はっ 覚かく しないで Desire 発はっ 覚かく したい 発はっ 覚かく したくない Potential 発はっ 覚かく できる 発はっ 覚かく できない Passive 発はっ 覚かく される 発はっ 覚かく されない Causative 発はっ 覚かく させる 発はっ 覚かく させない Causative passive 発はっ 覚かく させられる 発はっ 覚かく させられない Volitional 発はっ 覚かく しよう Polite volitional 発はっ 覚かく しましょう Imperative 発はっ 覚かく しろ 発はっ 覚かく するな Conditional 発はっ 覚かく すれば 発はっ 覚かく しなければ Tara conditional 発はっ 覚かく したら 発はっ 覚かく しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 発はっ 覚かく する for a hidden matter (fraud, crime, secret) to come to light
The company's fraud came to light.
〈 事こと 〉 の 発はっ 覚かく を 恐おそ れる to fear that something (a crime, secret) will be discovered
He fled, fearing his crime would be discovered.
〈 事こと 〉 が 発はっ 覚かく する 前まえ に before something (wrongdoing) comes to light
He quit the company before the fraud was discovered.
Kanji 発 departure, discharge, publish 覚 memorize, learn, remember Related words· 10 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.
露見 also means a secret or misdeed being exposed, but it is more literary and less common in everyday news usage than 発覚 .
判明 means a fact becomes clear or confirmed, often neutral information, whereas 発覚 implies something hidden or negative is uncovered.
バレる is a casual, spoken-language verb for getting found out, while 発覚 is a more formal noun used in news and official reports.
Show 6 more Show fewer 発覚 describes wrongdoing simply coming to light on its own, while 摘発 stresses active investigation and exposure by authorities.
発覚する is used specifically when a hidden wrongdoing or secret comes to light, while 見つかる is the general word for any lost or hidden thing being found.
発覚 describes wrongdoing coming to light on its own (intransitive only), whereas 暴露 emphasizes someone actively exposing it.
発覚する is used when a hidden wrongdoing or secret is discovered, whereas 表立つ can describe any matter becoming known, not just misconduct.
発覚 focuses on the moment something hidden (often a crime or misconduct) is discovered, whereas 露呈 emphasizes the state or act of being revealed.
表面化 is neutral about how an issue becomes known, while 発覚 specifically means a wrongdoing or secret is discovered.
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.
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