発達

• Reading: はったつ
• Romaji: hattatsu
• Kanji breakdown: 発 (hatsu) — emit, initiate; 達 (tatsu) — reach, achieve
• Pronunciation: /hat.ta.tsɯ/

Meaning

Development; growth. The process of advancing to a more complete, mature, or complex state.

A noun that functions as a suru verb (発達する). Used for physical growth, mental development, technological advancement, and weather phenomena intensifying. Common contexts: 子供の発達 (child development), 技術の発達 (technological advancement), 台風が発達する (a typhoon intensifying). Focuses on maturation rather than expansion.

Examples

1. インターネットの発達で生活が大きく変わった。 The development of the internet has drastically changed our lives.
2. 子供の脳は六歳までに急速に発達する。 A child's brain develops rapidly by the age of six.
3. 台風が発達して風が強くなるらしい。 It seems the typhoon is intensifying and the winds are getting stronger.

Usage Guide

Context: education, science, weather

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

Compound of 発 (hatsu, emit/initiate) and 達 (tatsu, reach/achieve). Together, 'initiating and reaching completion' — the process of growing toward fulfillment.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal