発生

はっせい

occurrence, happening

Mnemonic

The same はつ as 発言 going off, except that what comes out this time is not speech. An accident, at the crossing, where a moment ago there was nothing: はっせい.

Built from

発

depart, emit

Two feet at the top and a bow being loosed underneath. Something setting off, and whatever gets let go.

生

life, raw

A pictograph, a shoot pushing up out of the ground.

Words sharing these kanji

発見 discovery, revelation 発言 speech 爆発 blast, explosion 発する to emit, to radiate 先生 teacher 生きる to live, to exist 生む to have children 生まれる to be born 生活 life, lifestyle 人生 (human) life 生徒 pupil, student 一生 a lifetime

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