Kanji

発

Meaning

  • departure
  • discharge
  • publish
  • emit
  • start from
  • disclose
  • counter for gunshots

Onyomi

  • hatsu (ハツ)
  • hotsu (ホツ)

Kunyomi

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

Examples

発見
discovery
hakken
開発
development
kaihatsu
爆発
explosion
baku hatsu
発動
activation
hatsudou
発生する
to occur
hassei suru
発音
pronunciation
hatsuon
発言
statement, expression, remark
hatsugen
一発
blow, punch, shot
ippatsu
発情
sexual excitement, coming into heat
hatsujou
発場
place of arrival
hatsujou