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[ほっ()·たん()]
hottan
noun

English Meaning(s) for 発端

noun
  1. origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning

Definition and Synonyms for 発端

Beginning the event consisting of the start of something
Synonyms: はじめ, むくり, 元始, 冒頭, 出だし, 初口, 始まり, 始まる, 始める, 幕開き, 幕開け, 序開き, 振り出し, 振り出す, 最初, , , 源流, 濫觴, 発端, 芽出し, 起こり, 起こる, 起源, 起首
Start the beginning of anything
Synonyms: はじめ, スタート, しょっぱな, , 入り, 入る, 入る, 入口, 冒頭, すべり出し, 出だし, 初め, 初める, 原初, 嚆矢, 始まり, 始まる, 始める, 序開き, 最初, 滑り出す, 発端, 第一歩
Beginning the place where something begins, where it springs into being
Synonyms: はじめ, むくり, ルーツ, オリジン, 元始, 出だし, 出始め, 出始める, 初め, 初める, 初口, 初手, 始まり, 始まる, 始める, 幕開き, 幕開け, 序開き, 根元, 根源, 淵源, , , 源流, 濫觴, 発祥, 発端, 糸口, 芽出し, 芽生え, 芽生える, 起こり, 起こる, 起源, 起点, 起首, 開闢
Incipiency beginning to exist or to be apparent
Synonyms: 初発, 最初, 発端

Meanings for each kanji in 発端

» discharge; departure; publish; emit; start from; disclose; counter for gunshots
» edge; origin; end; point; border; verge; cape

Categories 発端 is a member of

Occurrence an event that happens
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Beginning the event consisting of the start of something
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Point the precise location of something
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Beginning the time at which something is supposed to begin
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Sample Sentences for 発端

It all started in Montgomery, Alabama, on December 1, 1955.
That popular television series is going to spin off two new shows in the fall.
The beginning of the trouble was his careless remark.
The beginning of the trouble was his careless remark.

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