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発 はつ N2

  1. departing from ...; departure; leaving at (e.g. 8:30)
  2. (a letter, etc.) dated ...; datelined ...; sent from ...
  3. counter for engines (on an aircraft)
  4. counter for blows (punches); counter for bullets, bombs, etc.; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.; counter for ideas, thoughts or guesses; counter for jokes, puns, etc.
  5. counter for ejaculations or sexual intercourse

発 ハツ

  1. green dragon tile
  2. winning hand with a pung (or kong) of green dragon tiles

発音 はつおん N4

  1. pronunciation
  2. production of sound

発射 はっしゃ N3

  1. catapult; discharge; firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting
  2. ejaculation

発展 はってん N3

  1. development; expansion; extension; flourishing; growth
  2. advancement; development (of a situation, story, etc.); progression; unfolding
  3. having an active sex life; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual)

発明 はつめい N3

  1. invention
  2. clever; intelligent; smart

発行 はっこう N3

  1. issue; publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.)
  2. issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.)
  3. raising (an event)

発表 はっぴょう N3

  1. announcement; breaking (news story); communique; expressing (one's opinion); making known; presenting; publication; releasing; statement; unveiling

発見 はっけん N3

  1. detection; discovery; finding

発車 はっしゃ N3

  1. departure (of a train, car, etc.); leaving; starting
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