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How to say 'Development' in Japanese | 発展

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The Japanese word for Development is 'Hatten', written as 発展 in Japanese.'Development' in hiragana is はってん.

    word

    発展

    Meaning

    Development

    Reading

    はってん

    hatten

    Kanji

    発Departure 展Unfold, Expand

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '発展 (はってん)' primarily means 'development'. It refers to the process of growth, progress, or expansion in various contexts, such as economic, social, or technological development. For example: The city's development is remarkable「その都市の発展は目覚ましい」(そのとしのはってんはめざましい). The company aims for global development「その会社は世界的な発展を目指している」(そのかいしゃはせかいてきなはってんをめざしている). This word is often used in formal or professional contexts to describe advancements or improvements.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    7213

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 発展

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    発

    Meaning

    Departure

  • kanji

    展

    Meaning

    Unfold, Expand

Words Related to 発展 Through the Kanji 発

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 発 as well.

  • word

    開発

    Meaning

    Development

  • word

    発生

    Meaning

    Occurrence

  • word

    発言

    Meaning

    Statement

  • word

    発見

    Meaning

    Discovery

  • word

    出発

    Meaning

    Departure

  • word

    発表

    Meaning

    Announcement

  • word

    発する

    Meaning

    Emit

  • word

    発

    Meaning

    Departure

  • word

    発揮

    Meaning

    Demonstration

  • word

    発想

    Meaning

    Idea

  • word

    発送

    Meaning

    Shipment

  • word

    始発

    Meaning

    First departure

  • word

    活発

    Meaning

    Lively

  • word

    発売

    Meaning

    Sale

  • word

    発行

    Meaning

    Issue, Publication

  • word

    発達

    Meaning

    Development

  • word

    発明

    Meaning

    Invention

  • word

    発電

    Meaning

    Power generation

  • word

    発電所

    Meaning

    Power plant

  • word

    発熱

    Meaning

    Fever

  • word

    発音

    Meaning

    Pronunciation

  • word

    反発

    Meaning

    Rejection, Rebound

  • word

    発掘

    Meaning

    Excavation

  • word

    発射

    Meaning

    Launch

  • word

    発足

    Meaning

    Start, Launch

  • word

    発信

    Meaning

    Transmission

  • word

    爆発

    Meaning

    Explosion

Words Related to 発展 Through the Kanji 展

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 展 as well.

  • word

    展示

    Meaning

    Exhibition

  • word

    進展

    Meaning

    Progress

  • word

    展望

    Meaning

    View

  • word

    展

    Meaning

    Exhibition

  • word

    展開

    Meaning

    Development

  • word

    展覧会

    Meaning

    Exhibition

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'Hatten' means 'Development' .

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