► 名詞発端 [ほったん]
meaning: origin rank: 3☆
暴動の発端は
些細な
事だった ⇨ The initial cause of the riot was a trivial incident
More examples:- 事件の発端は十年前に遡る ⇨ The origin of the incident goes 10 years back
- 事の発端は単なる勘違いだった ⇨ The incident started from a simple misunderstanding