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発端ほったん (hottan)

beginning; origin

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

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事件じけんの発端ほったんは何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).

これがこの事件の発端であった。

This triggered the incident.

そのうわさの発端は誤解であった.

The rumor was inspired by a misunderstanding.

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