発はっ祥しょうTop 15000MeaningsNounSuru verbIntransitive verb1. originShow all meanings (2 more)Kanji used発let out祥happy omenPitch accentはっしょうUsed in vocabulary発はっ祥しょう地ちbirthplace (e.g. of jazz, Buddhism); cradle (e.g. of civilization); place of originNounExamples1これらの国くに々ぐにはヨーロッパ文ぶん明めい発はっ祥しょうの地ちである。European civilization had its birth in these lands.