Meaning

Primary

Discovery

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

You make departure from your home off into the great beyond. You will go to see the unseen, and hopefully make a great discovery.

Reading

はっけん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. You know the はつ part, which gets shortened to はっ. The is unlike what you learned with , though.

In order to remember that this is けん, imagine you're going out to make a discovery of some strange new lands. With strange new lands, there comes strange new people. This one has a samurai named Ken けん on it. He's trying to discover new things too!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 発見を行う

    to make a discovery

    発見をめざす

    to aim for discovery

    発見をする

    to make a discovery

Context Sentences

木の上に毛虫を発見しました。

I found a caterpillar on a tree.

外国で生活をしていると、毎日発見があります。

If you live in a foreign country, you'll make discoveries every day.

この古い地図があれば、宝を発見することが出来るかもしれない。

With this old map, you may be able to find some treasure.

Kanji Composition