発端

Japanese

Kanji in this term
発	端
ほつ > ほっ Grade: 3	たん Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
發端 (kyūjitai)

Noun

発(ほっ)端(たん) • (hottan)

origin, beginning
事件(じけん)の発端(ほったん)
jiken no hottan
the origin of the incident

Synonyms

起源(きげん) (kigen)
始(はじ)まり (hajimari)
起(お)こり (okori)

Antonyms

結末(けつまつ) (ketsumatsu, “end”)

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