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発はっ祥しょう地ち
Meanings
Noun
1. birthplace (e.g. of jazz, Buddhism); cradle (e.g. of civilization); place of origin
Kanji used
発
let out
祥
happy omen
地
ground
Pitch accent
は
っしょ
うち
Used in: 63
Composed of
origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
Examples (2 in total)
The Middle East is the cradle of civilization.
Taekwondo's place of origin is Korea, where it is established as a national sport.