発 = 二 + 儿 + 癶

発 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “discharge”. It is built from 二 (two), 儿 (human legs) and 癶 (footsteps). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1840. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: discharge
RTK frame: 1840
Strokes: 9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ハツ, ホツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): た.つ, あば.く, おこ.る, つか.わす, はな.つ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: departure, сброс
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 発 issue

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 発

How to find 発 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “two” + “human legs” + “footsteps”. 発 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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