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発 means 'emission'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 64   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-3    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 7    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 296 words   Used in 785 words   Used in 598 names   Component in 3 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ハツ   ホツ
Additional readings
Kun    たつ   あばく   おこる   つかわす   はなつ
Name    ば   わ
Variants
發  
Components
⿱  癶 hairy legs  ⿻  二 two  儿 legs  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 発 is used 52 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
Across all words in Japanese, 発 is used 771 times, read 4 ways (with 4 variations).
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ハツ : 346 words FIND ALL
は つ お ん 0
pronunciation
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ハツ (read as はっ) : 300 words FIND ALL
は っ ぴ ょ う 0
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known; breaking (news story); expressing (one's opinion); releasing; unveiling
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ハツ (read as ぱつ) : 95 words FIND ALL
し ゅ っ ぱ つ 0
departure
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ホツ (read as ほっ) : 26 words FIND ALL
ほ っ そ く 0
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
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ホツ : 1 word FIND ALL
ほ つ が ん 0
1. giving rise to the desire to save all sentient beings  (Buddhist term)
2. praying; prayer
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たつ : 1 word FIND ALL
た つ 1
Most common form: 立つ
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stand; to rise; to stand up
2. to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position)
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あばく : 1 word FIND ALL
あ ば く 2
Most common form: 暴く
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to disclose; to divulge; to expose
2. to open (and rob) a grave
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たつ (read as だ) : 1 word FIND ALL
は や だ ち 0
early-morning departure
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An additional 14 less common words include 発 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 392 (originally: 370)  Joy o' Kanji : 370  Key to Kanji: 868 

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発
ハツ   ホツ    emission, discharge   
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癶
hairy legs
二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
儿
legs
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