発 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「癶」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「癶」
- On
- ハツ・ホツはつ・ほつ · hatsu · hotsu
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- depart, emit, start
Stroke order
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'.
Readings and examples
| Onハツはつhatsu | 発明はつめい発射はっしゃ突発とっぱつ |
|---|---|
| Onホツほつhotsu | 発作ほっさ発端ほったん発起ほっき |
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
- 発表はっぴょう
- 始発しはつ
- 発芽はつが
- 発熱はつねつ
- 発展はってん
- 蒸発じょうはつ
Example
バスは 八時に 出発します。
The bus departs at eight o'clock.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)