How do you read 発見?

発見 is read はっけん (hakken), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

How is 発見 used in a sentence?

京都を訪れるたびに、新しい発見がある。 — Every time I visit Kyoto, I make new discoveries.

How do you write 発見 in romaji?

発見 is written hakken in romaji.

What kanji are in 発見?

発 (Departure, Discharge); 見 (See, Hopes).

発見はっけん

Q: What JLPT level is 発見?

発見 is a JLPT N2 word (upper intermediate).

はっけん · hakken

JLPT N2 › noun

Discovery, detection, finding

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Heiban

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Example sentences

京都を訪れるたびに、新しい発見がある。

きょうとをおとずれるたびに、あたらしいはっけんがある。

Every time I visit Kyoto, I make new discoveries.

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この本は、読めば読むほど新しい発見がある。

このほんは、よめばよむほどあたらしいはっけんがある。

The more you read this book, the more new discoveries you make.

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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 見See, Hopes, Chances 音けん訓み.る・み.える JLPT N5 · 7 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 見物けんぶつsightseeing 一見いっけんa look, a glimpse, glance; first meeting

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What does 発見 mean?

Discovery, detection, finding.

How do you pronounce 発見?

はっけん (hakken). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 発見?

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

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