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発

Emit, Start
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingハツ、ホツ

Verbs with «発»

発生する発表する開発する発見する発展する発揮する発行する発する

Meanings

  1. emit, Start
  2. counter for gunshots
  3. departure
  4. dischargeRtK
  5. disclose
  6. emit
  7. publish
  8. start from
  1. departing from ...
  2. leaving at (e.g. 8:30)
  3. sent from ...
  4. (a letter, etc.) dated ...

Synonyms

着

Homonyms

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Same reading (はつ)
初 · first

Popular Usage

出発発音蒸発開発活発

Radicals and components

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How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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teepee · wigwam · two (二) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1840

Compound words

彼は今夜成田からハワイへ発ちます。たつ
He is leaving Narita for Hawaii this evening.tatoeba
彼は別れを告げて、暗闇の中を出発した。
He took his leave and set out in the dark.tatoeba
彼は米国に発つ前に東京にいる上司に会いたいと思った。
He wanted to see his boss in Tokyo before leaving for America.tatoeba
彼は奮発して新車を買った。
He treated himself to a new car.tatoeba
彼は舞台の上で心臓発作で倒れました。
He died of a heart attack on the stage.tatoeba
発音に関する議論
Controversy on the pronunciationwiki
方言の発音の特徴。
The word "Keihan" means the characteristics of pronunciation in the dialect.wiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Depart; emit. 癶 (two feet) — feet pushing off, like an arrow leaving the string.Also known as “Departure”

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 発

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step