Quick answer
発 is the kanji for "Emit / Publish / Disclose". A common reading is た.つ (tatsu). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Emit / Publish / Disclose
Also : Emit · Publish · Disclose · Departure · Discharge · Start From
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Memory Aid
The kanji 発 represents 'DEPARTURE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of departure.
On-reading: はつ — remember this sound by associating it with departure. Kun-reading: た.つ.
Example Sentences
電車は定刻に出発しました。
でんしゃはていこくにしゅっぱつしました。
The train departed on schedule.
新しい言葉を発見しました。
あたらしいことばをはっけんしました。
I discovered a new word.
Vocabulary using 発
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