[発] Handwritten Kanji for to fire and its Readings, Radical and Usage

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