発見 Discovery

Meaning

Primary

Discovery

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

You make departure from your home off into the great beyond. You will go to see the unseen, and hopefully make a great discovery.

Reading

はっけん

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. You know the はつ part, which gets shortened to はっ. The 見 is unlike what you learned with 見, though.

In order to remember that this is けん, imagine you're going out to make a discovery of some strange new lands. With strange new lands, there comes strange new people. This one has a samurai named Ken けん on it. He's trying to discover new things too!

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 〜発見

  大発見

  major discovery

  ミス発見

  found a mistake

  一つ発見

  found one

• 発見を〜

  発見をする

  to make a discovery

  発見をめざす

  to aim for discovery

  発見を行う

  to make a discovery

• 発見が〜

  発見がおくれる

  delayed discovery

  発見ができる

  to be able to make a discovery

  発見がつづく

  the discoveries continue

Context Sentences

木の上に毛虫を発見しました。

I found a caterpillar on a tree.

外国で生活をしていると、毎日発見があります。

If you live in a foreign country, you'll make discoveries every day.

この古い地図があれば、宝を発見することが出来るかもしれない。

With this old map, you may be able to find some treasure.

Kanji Composition

1. 発

   はつ Departure
2. 見

   み See