発端ほったん (hottan)

beginning; origin

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Meaning

発端 (ほったん, hottan) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “beginning; origin”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

事件じけん発端ほったんなんだったのですか

What was the origin of the event?

前九年の役」の発端となる。

This was the beginning of the "Zen Kunen no Eki" (Early Nine-Years Campaign).

これが江華島事件の発端となった。

This was the beginning of the Ganghwa Island incident.「

中国の南画に見られる様な樹形が発端。

Originating with tree forms that appear similar to Chinese Nanga (southern school) paintings.