How do you read 発行?

発行 is read はっこう (hakkou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

How is 発行 used in a sentence?

搭乗券をなくしたが、カウンターで再発行してもらった。 — I lost my boarding pass, but I got it reissued at the counter.

How do you write 発行 in romaji?

発行 is written hakkou in romaji, also spelled hakko.

What kanji are in 発行?

発 (Departure, Discharge); 行 (Going, Journey).

発行はっこう

Q: What JLPT level is 発行?

発行 is a JLPT N2 word (upper intermediate).

はっこう · hakkou (also spelled hakko)

JLPT N2 › noun

Publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.), issue

issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.)
raising (an event)

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Example sentences

搭乗券をなくしたが、カウンターで再発行してもらった。

とうじょうけんをなくしたが、かうんたーでさいはっこうしてもらった。

I lost my boarding pass, but I got it reissued at the counter.

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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 行Going, Journey, Carry Out 音こう・ぎょう訓い.く・ゆ.く JLPT N5 · 6 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 銀行ぎんこうbank 行進こうしんmarch, parade

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What does 発行 mean?

Publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.), issue. It can also mean: issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event).

How do you pronounce 発行?

はっこう (hakkou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 発行?

JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.

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