発見

はっけん

discovery, detection, finding

What does 発見 mean?

発見 is a Japanese noun meaning discovery, detection, finding in English. It is written as 発見 in kanji, はっけん in hiragana, and hakken in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

これは驚くべき発見だ。

This is a surprising discovery.