はっ
発
てん
展

noun, takes する

  1. development, growth, expansion, extension, flourishing.
  2. development (of a situation, story, etc.), advancement, progression, unfolding.
  3. playing around, having an active sex life. Recently often associated with gay sex.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はっ
発
てん
展
 発展 はってん ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

departure, discharge, publish
ハツ　ホツ　た.つ (3rd, N4)
dotted tent radical (no. 105)
ハツ (Kentei 1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
unfold, expand
テン　のぶ　のり (6th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant