発達

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 発達, read はったつ, denotes the process by which a town, function, or ability grows and matures.
• Basic usage: It covers a town growing with a railway and a child’s language development varying individually.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Growth of places and maturation of abilities
  • It can describe quantitative growth or the gradual maturation of functions and abilities.