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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

発はっ祥しょう

hasshou

origin

Example sentences

  1. 絵文字えもじは日本にほんが発祥はっしょうです。

    Emojis originated in Japan.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 中東ちゅうとうは文明ぶんめいの発祥はっしょう地ちである。

    The Middle East is the cradle of civilization.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 忍者にんじゃという存在そんざいの発祥はっしょうについては諸説しょせつある。

    There are several theories about the origin of ninja.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 発祥

  • 発departure; dischargeOnハツ・ホツKunたつ・あばく・おこる
  • 祥auspicious; happinessOnショウKunさいわい・きざし・よい

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