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発見

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

発見 — “discovery, detection”

発見 (read はっけん) means discovery, detection. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

はっけん

Meaning

discovery, detection

発見 in a sentence

新あたらしい星ほしを発見はっけんする。

To discover a new star.

The kanji in 発見

発to depart, to set off; to reveal/publish
見to see

Words that share a kanji with 発見

出発するしゅっぱつする— to depart, to set off
発音するはつおんする— to pronounce
発行はっこう— publication, issue
発車はっしゃ— departure (of a vehicle)
発生はっせい— occurrence, outbreak, generation
発達はったつ— development, growth
発展はってん— development, expansion, progress
発表はっぴょう— announcement, presentation, publication

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