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How to say 'Start' or 'Launch' in Japanese | 発足

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The Japanese word for Start or Launch is 'Hossoku', written as 発足 in Japanese.'Start' or 'Launch' in hiragana is ほっそく.

    word

    発足

    Meaning

    Start, Launch

    Reading

    ほっそく

    hossoku

    Kanji

    発Departure 足Foot, Sufficient

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '発足 (ほっそく)' refers to the beginning or commencement of an organization, project, or movement. It is often used in formal contexts to describe the establishment or initiation of something new. For example: The new committee started its activities「新しい委員会が発足した」(あたらしいいいんかいがほっそくした). The project was launched last month「そのプロジェクトは先月発足した」(そのプロジェクトはせんげつほっそくした). Note that '発足' is typically used for formal or organized initiatives rather than casual beginnings.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    6951

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 発足

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    発

    Meaning

    Departure

  • kanji

    足

    Meaning

    Foot, Sufficient

Words Related to 発足 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

    発信

    Meaning

    Transmission

  • word

    発展

    Meaning

    Development

  • word

    爆発

    Meaning

    Explosion

Words Related to 発足 Through the Kanji 足

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 足 as well.

  • word

    足

    Meaning

    Leg, Foot

  • word

    足す

    Meaning

    Add

  • word

    足し算

    Meaning

    Addition

  • word

    足りる

    Meaning

    Suffice

  • word

    遠足

    Meaning

    Excursion

  • word

    足首

    Meaning

    Ankle

  • word

    足元

    Meaning

    Base, Foot

  • word

    足跡

    Meaning

    Footprint

  • word

    駆け足

    Meaning

    Trot

  • word

    足る

    Meaning

    Suffice

  • word

    満足

    Meaning

    Satisfaction

  • word

    不足

    Meaning

    Lack, Shortage

  • word

    手足

    Meaning

    Limbs

  • word

    足音

    Meaning

    Footsteps

  • word

    付け足す

    Meaning

    Add

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