What does 発足 mean?
発足 is a Japanese noun meaning “starting, inauguration” in English. It is written as 発足 in kanji, ほっそく in hiragana, and hossoku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
安倍内閣は、第90代の内閣総理大臣に指名された安倍晋三が2006年9月26日に発足させた内閣である。
The Abe Cabinet is the Cabinet inaugurated on September 26, 2006 by Shinzo Abe, who was appointed as Japan's 90th Prime Minister.