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What does 発見 (はっけん, hakken) mean?

発見 (はっけん, hakken) means discovery.

Quick facts
Readingはっけん
Romajihakken
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
はっけん
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhakken

discovery

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive discovery; detection; finding

Example sentences

  • A new star was discovered.

  • I hear the wallet was found at the station.

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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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