発足
ほっそく · hossoku · JLPT N1 · noun
start
🚀 発 (launch) + 足 (foot): kick a foot to start it, like a rocket launch: hossoku = a launch or inauguration
発 means 'depart / launch' and 足 means 'foot' or 'base'. Together, 発足 names the moment a new organization or project is set in motion, its official start.
足 — top 口 (mouth/enclosure) + bottom 止 (foot)
Originally a pictograph of a leg and foot, with the upper square representing the knee or shin and the lower part 止 depicting the foot itself. It primarily means 'foot' and by extension 'sufficient' or 'enough,' a meaning shift likely from the idea of standing firmly or having a solid footing.