発 — how to write the kanji for “departure”
発 means “departure”, “discharge” and “publish”; it is a JLPT N4 kanji, taught in third grade in Japan. In newspapers it is one of the hundred most used kanji (32nd). KANJIDIC2 gives it 2 on readings and 5 kun readings, so the word decides how you say it. Its parts: 癶 (“dotted tent radical”, its radical), strokes 1–5; 二 (“two”), strokes 6–7; 儿 (“legs”), strokes 8–9, each finished before the next. On its own it is the word hatsu, “departure; departing from ...”. Its common words take the reading hatsu: 発言 (“statement”), 開発 (“development”), 発展 (“development”) and 発行 (“publication”).
- Strokes
- 9
- JLPT
- N4
- Radical
- 癶 (“dotted tent radical”)
- On
- ハツ, ホツ
- Kun
- た·つ, あば·く, おこ·る
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- Horizontal then left-falling ㇇top leftrightwards → down and left
- Dot ㇔top leftdown and right
- Left-falling stroke ㇒topdown and left
- Right-falling stroke ㇏topdown and right
- Left-falling stroke ㇒top rightdown and left
- Horizontal ㇐leftrightwards
- Horizontal ㇐leftrightwards
- Left-falling stroke ㇒centerdownwards → down and left
- Vertical-curve-hook ㇟centerdownwards → rightwards
Trace it
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Readings
- On (Chinese-derived)
- ハツ hatsu, ホツ hotsu
- Kun (native)
- た·つ ta-tsu (rare), あば·く aba-ku (rare), おこ·る oko-ru (rare), つか·わす tsuka-wasu (rare), はな·つ hana-tsu (rare)
- Meanings
- departure; discharge; publish; emit; start from; disclose
- Read hatsu
- 発言 開発 発展 発行 発表 発売
- School year
- third grade
- Newspaper rank
- 32nd of 2,500 (KANJIDIC2)
- Korean hanja
- 발 bal
- Common words
- 101 in JMdict
Words with 発
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 発言 | はつげん hatsugen | statement; remark |
| 開発 | かいはつ kaihatsu | development; cultivation |
| 反発 | はんぱつ hanpatsu | opposition; rebellion |
| 発展 | はってん hatten | development; growth |
| 発行 | はっこう hakkou | publication; issue |
| 発表 | はっぴょう happyou | announcement; publication |
| 先発 | せんぱつ senpatsu | starting in advance; starting first |
| 原発 | げんぱつ genpatsu | nuclear power plant; nuclear power generation |
| 活発 | かっぱつ kappatsu | lively; active |
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale |
Most common first (JMdict).
Practice sheet
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