Illustration: While rearranging pots on a small apartment balcony, a gardener lifts a rectangular planter and suddenly finds a tiny frog in the damp space underneath. The planter remains suspended in both hands as the gardener leans back with widened eyes.

JLPT N3suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

発はっ見けん

hakken

discovery, to discover

Example sentences

これは驚おどろくべき発見はっけんだ。
This is a surprising discovery.
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彼かれは新あたらしい星ほしを発見はっけんした。
He discovered a new star.
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彼かれは重大じゅうだいな発見はっけんをした。
He made an important discovery.
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Kanji in 発見

発departure; dischargeOnハツ・ホツKunたつ・あばく・おこる
見see; lookOnケンKunみる・みえる・みせる

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