端を発する

Japanese

Kanji in this term
端 発
たん
Grade: S
はつ > はっ
Grade: 3
on’yomi kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
端を發する (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Consisting of 端 (“the beginning”) +‎ を +‎ 発する (“to occur”).

Verb

端(たん)を発(はっ)する • (tan o hassuru) suru (stem 端(たん)を発(はっ)し (tan o hasshi), past 端(たん)を発(はっ)した (tan o hasshita))

  1. to originate with; to start with; to stem from
    アメリカミネソタ州(しゅう)で黒人(こくじん)の男性(だんせい)が白人(はくじん)の警官(けいかん)に暴行(ぼうこう)され死亡(しぼう)した事件(じけん)に端(たん)を発(はっ)した
    Amerika Minesota shū de kokujin no dansei ga hakujin no keikan ni bōkō sare shibō shita jiken ni tan o hasshita
    Originating from the event in which a black man was assaulted by a white police officer and died in Minnesota, USA...

Usage notes

Usually in the form of ~に端を発する.

Conjugation

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