departure · emit

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 発 has 9 strokes and concerns setting out or something coming to light.
• Basic usage: 出発 is read しゅっぱつ, and 発見 is read はっけん.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Readings for departure and discovery
  • The 発 in 出発 is read ぱつ.
  • 駅前から出発した means departed from in front of the station.
  • The 発 in 発見 is read はっ.
  • 小さな鳥の巣を発見した means discovered a small bird's nest.