No. 491 in Japanese
発生
Occurrence; generation; outbreak.
In a sentence
地震が発生しました。
An earthquake occurred.
Here, 発生 is used to indicate the occurrence of a significant event, typically used with natural phenomena or incidents.
新しいウイルスが発生したと言われています。
It is said that a new virus has emerged.
In this sentence, 発生 is applied to the emergence of something new, usually concerning diseases or problems.
システムエラーが発生する可能性があります。
There is a possibility that a system error may occur.
Here, 発生 describes the potential occurrence of an undesired event, in this case, a system error.
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