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発 · departure, discharge

発 is a kanji meaning departure, discharge, publish, emit. It has 9 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ハツhatsu
  • ホツhotsu

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • たつtatsu
  • あばくabaku
  • おこるokoru
  • つかわすtsukawasu
  • はなつhanatsu

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 発 · 30 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 発
WordReadingMeaningLevel
発音はつおんpronunciationN4
出発しゅっぱつdepartureN4
爆発ばくはつexplosion, detonation, eruptionN3
発見はっけんdiscovery, detection, findingN3
発行はっこうissue (publications)N3
発車はっしゃdeparture of a vehicleN3
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More words that use 発
WordReadingMeaningLevel
発射はっしゃfiring, shooting, dischargeN3
発達はったつdevelopment, growthN3
発展はってんdevelopment, growth, progressN3
発表はっぴょうannouncement; publication; presentationN3
発明はつめいinventionN3
蒸発じょうはつevaporation; unexplained disappearanceN2
発はつto depart (e.g., on a plane, train)N2
発揮はっきexhibition, demonstration, displayN2
発想はっそうidea; way of thinking (same as 考え方 (かんがえかた))N2
発電はつでんgeneration (e.g., power)N2
発売はつばいsaleN2
再発さいはつreturn, relapse, reoccurrenceN1
開発かいはつdevelopment, exploitationN1
活発かっぱつvigor, activeN1
発育はついく(physical) growth, developmentN1
発芽はつがgerminationN1
発掘はっくつexcavation, exhumation; discovery (e.g., new talent)N1
発言はつげんutterance, speech, proposalN1
発生はっせいoutbreak, spring forth, occurrenceN1
始発しはつfirst trainN1
発作ほっさfit, attackN1
発足ほっそくstarting, inaugurationN1
発病はつびょうattack, to become sickN1
反発はんぱつrepelling, rebound, opposeN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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