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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

発ほっ端たん

hottan

origin, beginning

Often used for the event that starts a problem. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 事ことの発端ほったんは彼かれの不注意ふちゅういな発言はつげんだった。

    The beginning of the trouble was his careless remark.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. これがこの事件じけんの発端ほったんであった。

    This triggered the incident.

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

  3. また、鴎外おうがいの論争癖ろんそうへきを発端ほったんとして論争ろんそうが起おきた事こともある。

    Also, some of the disputes were caused by his argumentative nature.

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

Kanji in 発端

  • 発departure; dischargeOnハツ・ホツKunたつ・あばく・おこる
  • 端edge; originOnタンKunはし・は・はた

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