Stroke count: 12
Meaning: departure, publish, emit, start from, disclose
Kunyomi: た.つ あば.く おこ.る つか.わす はな.つ
Onyomi: ハツ ホツ
Composition: 癶
Radical: 癶
Meaning: footsteps
発 （ハツ） green dragon tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of green dragon tiles
発電 （ハツデン） generation (e.g. power), sending a telegram, telegraphing