Vocabulary

発生

occurrence; incidence; outbreak; birth (e.g. of civilization)

noun suru-verb vi
N1 freq #3

Example sentences

In the city, large quantities of garbage are being produced every day.

An epidemic disease broke out.

Earthquakes can occur at any hour.

A delicatessen caught fire and burned down, leaving a heap of ashes.

The earthquake which caused the disaster occurred in 1995.

There were storms in that region of the country.

A fire broke out the day before yesterday.

AIDS has broken out.