発展|はってんhatten[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbdevelopment; growth; expansion; extension; flourishing
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbdevelopment (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; progression; unfolding
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbplaying around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 発展する（はってんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 発展します（はってんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 発展しない（はってんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 発展しません（はってんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 発展せず・発展せぬ（はってんせず・はってんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 発展した（はってんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 発展しました（はってんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 発展しなかった（はってんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 発展しませんでした（はってんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 発展して（はってんして） |
| Potential | 発展できる（はってんできる） |
| Passive | 発展される（はってんされる） |
| Causative | 発展させる（はってんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 発展させられる（はってんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 発展すれば（はってんすれば） |
| tara | 発展したら（はってんしたら） |
| Volitional | 発展しよう（はってんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 発展しましょう（はってんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 発展しろ（はってんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym進歩しんぽNeutralProgress toward the better in skills or technology, as in 「科学の進歩」; 「発展」 stresses expansion in scale and prosperity.
- Synonym発達はったつNeutralGradual maturing of the body, technology, transport and the like, as in 「交通の発達」; also used for a typhoon gaining strength.
- Synonym成長せいちょうNeutralGrowth of living things, people or the economy, as in 「経済成長」; focuses on an individual or a figure getting bigger.
- Synonym展開てんかいNeutralHow a situation or story unfolds, or the rollout of a business, as in 「話の展開」.
- Synonym進展しんてんNeutralProgress in an affair or negotiation, as in 「交渉が進展する」; stresses things moving ahead.
- Synonym進化しんかNeutralEvolution of living things, also figurative for technology or things becoming more advanced.
- Synonym伸長しんちょうWrittenStretching growth of influence or business results; leans written.
- Synonym拡大かくだいNeutralExpansion of scale or scope; 「発展」 also implies qualitative improvement.
- SynonymプログレスNeutralLoanword for progress; rare in daily use — say 「進歩」 or 「進展」 instead. 「発展」 stresses overall growth.
- Related発育はついくWrittenPhysical growth of living things, as in 「発育が遅い」; restricted to organisms. Written style.
- Related向上こうじょうNeutralRising level or quality, as in 「技術の向上」; 「発展」 stresses expansion as a whole.
- Related振興しんこうWrittenWritten word for promoting the flourishing of academia or industry, as in 「地域振興」; 「発展」 broadly covers growth and progress.
- Related前進ぜんしんNeutralMoving forward, also figurative for an affair making headway, as in 「一歩前進」.
- Related膨張ぼうちょうNeutralSwelling of volume or scale, often with a nuance of excess, as in 「予算が膨張する」.
- Related繁盛はんじょうNeutralBustling prosperity, typically of a shop or business, as in 「商売繁盛」; it describes a lively, thriving state rather than overall growth in scale.
- Related開発かいはつNeutralThe human act of developing land, resources or new products — deliberate construction or creation.
- RelatedかいぜんNeutralFixing what is bad to make it better; 「発展」 means expanding toward a higher stage.
- Related増加ぞうかNeutralA rise in quantity; 「発展」 covers gains in quality and scale as well.
- Related繁栄はんえいWrittenFlourishing of a nation, city or family; stresses the state of prosperity. Written style.
- Related進行しんこうNeutralNeutral advance of an affair or disease; not necessarily a change for the better.
- Related成熟せいじゅくNeutralRipening of fruit, or a market or technology reaching a full, settled state; 「発展」 stresses the forward process of expansion.
- Related増進ぞうしんWrittenImprovement of health, appetite or welfare, as in 「健康増進」. Written style.
- Related生育せいいくWrittenGrowth of animals and plants, as in 「稲の生育」; restricted to living things. Written style.
- Related生長せいちょうWrittenWritten word for plant growth; growth in general is now usually written 「成長」.
- Antonym衰退すいたいNeutralDecline of power or industry — the opposite of 「発展」.
- Antonym停滞ていたいNeutralStagnation, coming to a standstill — the opposite of continuous 「発展」.
- Antonym退歩たいほNeutralRegression in level; the opposite of 「進歩」 and 「発展」.
Use 「発展」 for the overall growth and prosperity of a nation, city or industry. For skills or technology improving, say 「進歩」; for people or the economy getting bigger, 「成長」; for an affair or negotiation moving ahead, 「進展」; for a flourishing state, 「繁栄」. Words like 「発達」「展開」「向上」「拡大」 cover narrower senses — maturing, unfolding, rising quality, expanding scope — while 「衰退」「退歩」「停滞」 are the opposites.
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