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

Readings

Kana: ハツ、ホツ、た.つ、あば.く、おこ.る、つか.わす、はな.つ
Romaji: hatsu, hotsu, ta.tsu, aba.ku, oko.ru, tsuka.wasu, hana.tsu
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: ば、わ
Romaji: ba, wa
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Romaji

Meanings

departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  105
Frequency:  32
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  2-5-4
Korean Reading:  bal
Chinese Reading:  fa1
Unicode:  767a
JIS:  482F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2565
Nelson Index: 3092
New Nelson Index: 3860
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a9.5
Four Corner Index: 1241.5
Guide to Remembering Index: 370
Gakken Index: 43
Japanese Names Index: 953
Daikanwanjiten Index: 22662P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.1213
Remembering the kanji Index: 1705
Busy People Index: 2.7
Kanji Way Index: 102
Kanji Flashcards Index: 225
Kodansha Compact Index: 1360
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 392
Kanji in Context Index: 286
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1634
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2222
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1721
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1840
Essential Kanji Index: 186
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3174
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3557
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 303
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 342

Words

(はつ)
departure; departing (from ...); departing (at time ...); sending; sent (by ...); sent (at ...); engine; green dragon tile; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.; counter for bullets, bombs, etc.; counter for blows (punches)
爆発 (ばくはつ)
explosion; detonation; eruption
発揮 (はっき)
exhibition; demonstration; show; display; manifestation
出発 (しゅっぱつ)
departure
活発 (かっぱつ)
vigor; vigour; active; lively
開発 (かいはつ、かいほつ)
development; exploitation
先発 (せんぱつ)
starting in advance; starting first; going first; going ahead; starting (in team sports)
発音 (はつおん)
pronunciation
発覚 (はっかく)
detection; coming to light
単発 (たんぱつ)
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; single-engined airplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial; one-off; single occasion
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