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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
はつ
Grade: 4

Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

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From (hatsu-, first..., new...) +‎ (ne, voice, sound).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(はつ)() (hatsune

  1. the cry of an animal that signals the beginning of a season
  2. (especially) a Japanese bush warbler birdcall that signals the beginning of spring
  3. a spicy-bitter 伽羅 (shinkyara)-class of incense

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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(はつ)() (Hatsune

  1. the twenty-third chapter of The Tale of Genji
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) a surname

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN