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誘発 (ゆうはつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
induce ; cause ; trigger ; give rise to
Used for bringing about an event, reaction, or condition, often in medical, technical, or formal contexts. The object is typically something like a disease, symptom, reaction, or social phenomenon.
The earthquake triggered a tsunami.
Kanji 発 departure, discharge, publish Similar words 引ひ き 起お こす 引き起こす is a more general and colloquial verb for causing something, while 誘発する is more formal and often used for indirect or chain-reaction causation.
原げん 因いん 原因 is a noun meaning 'cause' or 'origin', whereas 誘発 is the act of inducing or triggering, often used as a suru-verb.
Etymology Compound of 誘 (ゆう, 'invite, induce') and 発 (はつ, 'occur, emit'). The combination conveys the idea of prompting something to occur.
