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発

Departure

WaniKani level 9JLPT N4Joyo grade 3Top 500 · #329 strokes

Meanings

Departure, Discharge, Publish, Emit, Start From, Disclose, Counter For Gunshots

On'yomi

はつ、 ほつ

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 発

発 is written in 9 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

発 (Departure) is taught on WaniKani at level 9 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #32 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 9 strokes.

Other kanji at WaniKani level 9

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Words using 発

一発いっぱつone shot開発かいはつdevelopment開発途上国かいはつとじょうこくdeveloping country活発かっぱつlively揮発きはつvolatilization偶発ぐうはつsudden outbreak啓発けいはつenlightenment原発げんぱつnuclear power plant後発こうはつstarting late告発こくはつindictment再発さいはつreturn散発さんぱつsporadic始発しはつfirst departure (of the day)自発じはつspontaneity自発的じはつてきspontaneous

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