JLPT N4 · 9 strokes
Kanji 発: "departure, discharge, publish"
The kanji 発 means "departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read ハツ, ホツ in on'yomi and た.つ, あば.く, おこ.る, つか.わす, はな.つ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハツホツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
た.つあば.くおこ.るつか.わすはな.つ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 32 of 2,501 |
Common words with 発
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 発見discovery; detection; finding
- 発言statement; remark; observation; utterance
- 爆発explosion; detonation; blast; blowing up · outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
- 発生occurrence; incidence; outbreak; birth (e.g. of civilization) · generation (of power, heat, etc.); production
- 発するto let out; to utter; to produce; to emit · to issue; to send; to give
- 出発departure; leaving; setting off
- 発表announcement; publication; presenting; statement
- 発departure; departing from ...; leaving at (e.g. 8:30) · sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; datelined ...
- 発揮show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display
- 開発development; cultivation; application · exploitation (of resources)
- 発展development; growth; expansion; extension · development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; progression; unfolding
- 発動mise en action, déclenchement, invocation (pouvoir, effet)
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