noun, takes する, takes genitive case の

  1. outbreak, spring forth, occurrence, incidence.
  2. generation (e.g. of power or heat), genesis, origin.
  3. ontogeny, development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
発生 はっせい

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)
life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)