発足 (ほっそく) — inauguration, launching, starting

発ほっ足そく inauguration

Frequency #3524 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 2 characters 混合 mixed Mixed compound — combines different reading types in a pattern that doesn't fit the standard categories. noun · intransitive · suru verb Part of speech (JMdict: n, vi, vs)

hossoku

Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low. ほっそく[0] heiban 平板

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