How do you read 触発?

触発 is read しょくはつ (shokuhatsu), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 触発?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 触発 in romaji?

触発 is written shokuhatsu in romaji.

What kanji are in 触発?

触 (Contact, Touch); 発 (Departure, Discharge).

触発しょくはつ

しょくはつ · shokuhatsu

noun

Detonation by contact, contact detonation

touching off (something), triggering, sparking, provocation, inspiration

Other ways to say “detonation by contact” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

触Contact, Touch, Feel 音しょく訓ふ.れる・さわ.る JLPT N2 · 13 strokes 発Departure, Discharge, Publish 音はつ・ほつ訓た.つ・あば.く JLPT N4 · 9 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

感触かんしょくsense of touch, feeling, sensation 触るさわるto touch, to feel 接触せっしょくtouch, contact 触れるふれるto touch, to feel, to violate 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)

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What does 触発 mean?

Detonation by contact, contact detonation. It can also mean: touching off (something), triggering, sparking, provocation, inspiration.

How do you pronounce 触発?

しょくはつ (shokuhatsu). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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