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    3. 発端

    発端

    発ほっ端たん

    origin

    KMT6News #9+1CoreNounHistoryKanji Vocab23 strokes

    ほったん

    Noun

    1.
    origin, genesis, opening, start, beginning

    Stroke 0 / 23

    Speed1.0x

    その事じ件けんの発ほっ端たんは小ちいさな誤ご解かいだった。

    The origin of that incident was a small misunderstanding.

    KMT5History
    このプロジェクトの発ほっ端たんは、数すう年ねん前まえの会かい議ぎでのアイデアだ。

    The beginning of this project was an idea from a meeting several years ago.

    KMT6Business & Finance
    第だい二に次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せんの発ほっ端たんは、多おおくの歴れき史し家かによって議ぎ論ろんされている。

    The origin of World War II is debated by many historians.

    KMT6History
    この物ものが語たりの発ほっ端たんは、作さく者しゃの幼おさない頃ころの体たい験けんに基 づいている。

    The beginning of this story is based on the author's childhood experiences.

    KMT6LiteratureHistory
    彼かれの研けん究きゅうは、現げん代だい科か学がくの発はっ展てんの重じゅう要ような発ほっ端たんとなった。

    His research became an important genesis for the development of modern science.

    KMT7Science & MathHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    発
    た.つ・あば.く・おこ.る・つか.わす・はな.つ…(4)
    departure・discharge・publish・emit・start from…(2)
    端
    はし・は・はた・-ばた・はな…(3)
    edge・origin・end・point・border…(2)
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