How do you read 発心?

発心 is read ほっしん (hosshin), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 発心?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 発心 in romaji?

発心 is written hosshin in romaji.

What kanji are in 発心?

発 (Departure, Discharge); 心 (Heart, Mind).

発心ほっしん

ほっしん · hosshin

noun

Spiritual awakening, resolution

Other ways to say “spiritual awakening” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

発Departure, Discharge, Publish 音はつ・ほつ訓た.つ・あば.く JLPT N4 · 9 strokes 心Heart, Mind, Spirit 音しん訓こころ・-ごころ JLPT N4 · 4 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

発はつto depart (e.g., on a plane, train)発育はついく(physical) growth, development 発芽はつがgermination 発掘はっくつexcavation, exhumation; discovery (e.g., new talent)発言はつげんutterance, speech, proposal 発生はっせいoutbreak, spring forth, occurrence 心こころheart, mind 心理しんりmentality

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What does 発心 mean?

Spiritual awakening, resolution.

How do you pronounce 発心?

ほっしん (hosshin). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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