This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

発端

Reading

Kana: ほったん
Romaji: hottan
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning

Kanji

Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ
Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
Readings: タン、 はし、 は、 はた、 -ばた、 はな
Meanings: edge, origin, end, point, border, verge, cape

Example Sentences

(さわ)ぎの発端(ほったん)(かれ)不注意(ふちゅうい)発言(はつげん)からだった。
➥The beginning of the trouble was his careless remark.
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その人気(にんき)テレビシリーズが発端(ほったん)となって、(あき)には(ふた)つのショー番組(ばんぐみ)誕生(たんじょう)することになっている。
➥That popular television series is going to spin off two new shows in the fall.
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すべての発端(ほったん)は、1955(ねん)12(じゅうにがつ)(にち)、アラバマ(しゅう)モントゴメリーで()こった事件(じけん)であった。
➥It all started in Montgomery, Alabama, on December 1, 1955.
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