ほっ
発
そく
足

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. starting, inauguration, launch, founding, establishment, start-up.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほっ
発
そく
足
 発足 ほっそく ✔
はっ
発
そく
足
 発足 はっそく

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)
leg, foot, be sufficient
あし　た.りる　ソク (1st, N4)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)