発 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「癶」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「癶」
- On
- ハツ・ホツ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- depart, emit, start
Origin
A picture of standing with feet apart (癶) and a hand (殳) shooting a bow (弓) with force. So it means to 'let fly' or 'set off'.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ハツ | 発明・発射・突発 |
|---|---|
| ホツ | 発作・発端・発起 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 出発しゅっぱつ
departure
- 発見はっけん
discovery
Example
バスは 八時に 出発します。
The bus departs at eight o'clock.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)