發
ハツ, ホツ, た.つ, あば.く, おこ.る, つか.わす, はな.つ, ば

departure, publish, emit, start from, disclose

JLPT0 G13 S0 F5000

The element# combining 癶 (split to right and left) + 殳 action indicator means "split to right and left." 發 adds 弓 bow → arrow splitting from a curved bow in being launched → *release* → *start*; *appear/issue suddenly*; *open/emerge all at once*; *spread/extend outward*; *expose* (by digging up); *send* → *counter for bullets/gunshots*.

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