Kanji

What does the kanji 発 mean?

発 means emit, issue; depart, set out. On'yomi ハツ、ホツ. Kun'yomi た.つ、あば.く、おこ.る、つか.わす、はな.つ.

Quick facts
On'yomiハツ、ホツ
Kun'yomiた.つ、あば.く、おこ.る、つか.わす、はな.つ
Strokes9
Main radical癶
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
On'yomi ハツ、ホツKun'yomi た.つ、あば.く、おこ.る、つか.わす、はな.つ
N4 · estimated, JLPT framework9 strokes

emit, issue; depart, set out

Memory hook

Two feet planted apart (癶), taking the run-up and launching forward — DEPART, EMIT.

Stroke order · 9 strokes

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Common words

  • 発作ほっさattack, seizure (medical)
  • 発音はつおんpronunciation

More words with this kanji

  • 出発しゅっぱつdeparture
  • 爆発ばくはつexplosion
  • 発射はっしゃlaunch, firing
  • 発展はってんdevelopment, growth
  • 発明はつめいinvention
  • 発行はっこうpublication, issuance
  • 発表はっぴょうannouncement, presentation
  • 発見はっけんdiscovery
  • 発車はっしゃdeparture (of a train or bus)
  • 発達はったつdevelopment (growth, progress)
  • 発はつdeparture; a shot, round (counter)
  • 蒸発じょうはつevaporation; disappearance without a trace
  • 発信はっしんtransmission, sending out (information)
  • 発売はつばいgoing on sale, release
  • 発想はっそうan idea, way of thinking
  • 発揮はっきdisplay, demonstration (of one's ability)
  • 発電はつでんpower generation
  • ~発~はつdeparting from; a shot, round (suffix)
  • 再発さいはつrecurrence, relapse
  • 反発はんぱつopposition, resistance; repulsion, bouncing back
  • 始発しはつfirst train or bus (of the day)
  • 活発かっぱつlively, active, vigorous
  • 発掘はっくつexcavation; discovery (of talent)
  • 発生はっせいoccurrence, outbreak, emergence

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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