Quick answer
発 is the kanji for "to emit". Its reading is た.つ (tatsu). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
to emit
Also : to discharge · to publish · Departure · to depart
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
9 strokes
Radicals
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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Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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