発はっ祥しょう地ちTop 20000MeaningsNoun1. birthplace (e.g. of jazz, Buddhism); cradle (e.g. of civilization); place of originKanji used発let out祥happy omen地groundPitch accentはっしょうちComposed of発はっ祥しょうoriginNoun地ちearth; ground; land; soil; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)NounExamples1中ちゅう東とうは文ぶん明めいの発はっ祥しょう地ちである。The Middle East is the cradle of civilization.