Japanese

はっけん
Meaning: discovery; finding
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

発
見

Example sentences

An astronomer discovered a new star.
証拠の発見により、調査は新たな局面を迎えた。
The investigation entered a new phase with the discovery of the evidence.
警察は森の中で身元不明の死体を発見した。
The police discovered an unidentified body in the forest.
科学者は新種の生物を発見した。
The scientist discovered a new species of living thing.
彼は物理学の領域で新しい発見をした。
He made a new discovery in the field of physics.
現場から身元不明の遺体が発見された。
An unidentified body was found at the scene.
癌が発見されたときには、すでに手遅れだった。
When the cancer was discovered, it was already too late.
彼の発見は、これまでの科学の常識を覆した。
His discovery overturned the conventional wisdom of science.
この発見は、新しい治療法の開発に結びつく。
This discovery leads to the development of new treatments.
事件現場から凶器と思われるナイフが発見された。
A knife, believed to be the murder weapon, was discovered at the crime scene.

Usage Notes

Used for finding something that was previously unknown.

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