Today’s Kanji is “発” (hatsu); Kanji for “to fire”.
Handwritten Kanji “発” (hatsu)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “発”
漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
発 | ハツ ホツ |
hatsu hotsu |
9 | 癶 | to fire |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “発”
Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
発熱 | はつねつ | Hatsunetsu | Fever |
発火 | はっか | Hakka | Firing |
心臓発作 | しんぞうほっさ | Shinzō hossa | Heart attack |
発つ(たつ)= to depart, to leave, to set off, to start