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