Japanese word

発生

Pronunciation

Romajihassei

Meaning

  • nounoccurrence

Example

問題が発生します。mon dai ga has sei shi ma su

A problem occurs.

Illustration for 発生 (occurrence)

More examples

大雨の後は土砂災害の発生に注意が必要です。ō ame no ato wa do sha sai gai no has sei ni chū i ga hitsu yō de su

After heavy rain, people need to watch for landslides.

Core concept

Describes something coming into being or taking place so that it becomes present as an event or problem.

Common phrases

  • 発生原因has sei gen in

    cause of occurrence

  • 発生時刻has sei ji koku

    time of occurrence

  • 発生件数has sei ken sū

    number of occurrences

Definition in Japanese

物事や問題などが起こること。mono goto ya mon dai na do ga o ko ru ko to

Word origin

The compound 発生 (hassei) combines 発 (hatsu, "to begin or send out") and 生 (sei, "to come into being").

Usage tips

  • The noun 発生 (hassei) commonly combines with する (suru) in 発生する (hassei suru), a useful pattern for saying that an event or problem arises.

Related words

  • 発生するhasseisuruoccurverb

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