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発動 (はつどう) — putting into operation · Nihongo Circle

発動

はつどう

nountransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1putting into operation
2invocation

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Kanji in this word

発Departure, Discharge, Publish9 strokes 動Move, Motion, Change11 strokes

More words with 発

発育はついく · (physical) growthN1 発言はつげん · utteranceN1 始発しはつ · first trainN1 発作ほっさ · fitN1 発病はつびょう · attack

Full entry on Jisho

N1

反発はんぱつ · repellingN1

発売はつばい · saleN2

開発かいはつ · developmentN1

More words with 動

動きうごき · movementN1 動員どういん · mobilizationN1 動向どうこう · trendN1 出動しゅつどう · mobilizationN1 振動しんどう · oscillationN1 他動詞たどうし · transitive verb (direct object)N1 不動産ふどうさん · real estateN1 動的どうてき · dynamicN1