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    3. 後発

    後発

    後こう発はつ

    starting late

    KMT7News #19+1Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive, ParticleCore ConceptsKanji Vocab18 strokes

    こうはつ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive, Particle

    1.
    starting late, late departure

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは後こう発はつのランナーです。

    He is a late-starting runner.

    KMT5Sports & Martial ArtsDaily Life
    その会かい社しゃは後こう発はつながら、急きゅう速そくに市し場じょうシェアを拡かく大だいしています。

    Although that company started late, it is rapidly expanding its market share.

    KMT7Business & FinanceTechnology
    後こう発はつ組ぐみでも、努ど力りょく次し第だいで成せい功こうのチャンスはあります。

    Even for late starters, there are chances of success depending on their efforts.

    KMT7Core ConceptsDaily Life
    後こう発はつの技ぎ術じゅつは、先せん行こう技ぎ術じゅつの課か題だいを解かい決けつする可か能のう性せいを秘ひめている。

    Later-developed technologies have the potential to solve the problems of earlier technologies.

    KMT7Core ConceptsTechnologyScience & Math
    後こう発はつの企き業ぎょうが先せん行こう企き業ぎょうを追おい抜ぬくことは、決けっして不ふ可か能のうではありません。

    It is by no means impossible for late-starting companies to overtake pioneering companies.

    KMT8Business & FinanceWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    後
    のち・うし.ろ・うしろ・あと・おく.れる…(6)
    behind・back・later
    発
    た.つ・あば.く・おこ.る・つか.わす・はな.つ…(4)
    departure・discharge・publish・emit・start from…(2)
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