A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N4 · 9 strokes

Departure ; Discharge ; Publish ; Emit ; Start From ; Disclose ; Counter For Gunshots

Readings on: ハツ・ホツ
Kun readings: た.つ・あば.く・おこ.る・つか.わす・はな.つ

出発しゅっぱつ — departure

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 出発しゅっぱつ — departure Word card → Source
• 発音はつおん — pronunciation Word card → Source
• 発行はっこう — publish Word card → Source
• 発明はつめい — invention Word card → Source
• 発車はっしゃ — departure of a vehicle Word card → Source
• 発見はっけん — discovery; discover Word card → Source