Japanese word

発散

Pronunciation

Romajihassan

Meaning

  • nounrelease

Example

運動でストレスを発散します。un dō de su to re su o has san shi ma su

I relieve stress through exercise.

Illustration for 発散 (release)

More examples

音楽を聴くことは、たまったストレスの発散になります。on gaku o ki ku ko to wa ta ma tta su to re su no has san ni na ri ma su

Listening to music helps release built-up stress.

Core concept

Centers on relieving a buildup by releasing it outward until it is no longer held in one place.

Common phrases

  • ストレス発散su to re su has san

    stress relief

  • 不満の発散fu man no has san

    release of frustration

Similar words

解消kaishō: The act of removing stress, anxiety, or a problem so that it ceases to trouble someone.
鬱憤晴らしuppunharashi: The release of pent-up resentment or frustration through words or actions.
気晴らしkibarashi: A change of activity or attention that refreshes the mind and eases an unpleasant feeling.

Definition in Japanese

感情や緊張など、内にこもったものを外へ出して軽くすること。kan jō ya kin chō na do uchi ni ko mo tta mo no o soto e da shi te karu ku su ru ko to

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound joins 発 (hatsu, "emit") with 散 (san, "disperse"), giving the sense of emission followed by spreading.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese science writing, 発散 (hassan) can describe light rays spreading outward from a point, which connects the word's everyday sense with a visible physical pattern.

Other meanings

  • dissipationnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 発散するhassansurureleaseverb

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