noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.), discovery, coming to light, being uncovered.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
発覚 はっかく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

departure, discharge, publish
ハツ ホツ た.つ (3rd, N4)
dotted tent radical (no. 105)
ハツ (Kentei 1)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)
memorize, learn, remember
カク おぼ.える さ.ます (4th, N3)
to learn, (𦥯 variant)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
see, hopes, chances
み.る ケン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)