Vocabulary

What does 発生 (はっせい, hassei) mean?

発生 (はっせい, hassei) means occurrence, outbreak, emergence.

Quick facts
Readingはっせい
Romajihassei
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
はっせい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhassei

occurrence, outbreak, emergence

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive occurrence; incidence; outbreak
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive generation (of power, heat, etc.); production
  3. 3noun · suru verb · intransitive ontogeny; development; growth

Example sentences

  • A landslide occurred due to heavy rain.

  • There are concerns that a new type of virus has emerged.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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