What does 発端 in Japanese mean?

What is the meaning of the word 発端 in Japanese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use 発端 in Japanese.

The word 発端 in Japanese means beginning, 始まり、初期、発端、初頭、最初、幕開け, 始まり、開始, 初め、最初、発端、初期, 起源、源、源泉, 初め、発端, 導火線、引き金、火種、起爆剤、発端. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word 発端

beginning

始まり、初期、発端、初頭、最初、幕開け

(figurative (beginning)

いくつかの物事は文明の始まり(or: 幕開け)から変わっていない。

Some things haven't changed since the dawn of civilization.

始まり、開始

(beginning)

The foundation has helped our community since its inception in 1980.

初め、最初、発端、初期

(beginning, initial stages)

起源、源、源泉

(beginning, source)

It is often interesting to discover the origin of an idiom.

初め、発端

(beginning)

There were problems with the project from the outset.

導火線、引き金、火種、起爆剤、発端

(UK, figurative (person, incident: sets off events) (比喩)

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