JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
発 means departure, emit. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 9 strokes, read はつ. It contains 癶 (dotted tent radical (no. 105)), and at least one further part our source data does not name. It appears in 発音 (pronunciation) and 出発 (departure).
発 is written in 9 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
発 breaks into 1 part.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 発音 | はつおん | pronunciation |
| 出発 | しゅっぱつする | departure |
| 発展 | はってん | development / expansion / growth |
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