- 1. [n-suf] departure; departing from ...; leaving at (e.g. 8:30)
- 2. [n-suf] sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; datelined ...
- 3. [ctr] counter for engines (on an aircraft)
- 4. [ctr] counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.; counter for bullets, bombs, etc.; counter for blows (punches); counter for jokes, puns, etc.; counter for ideas, thoughts or guesses
- 5. [ctr] counter for ejaculations or sexual intercourse (vulg)
Kanji in this word
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発
departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshotsOn: ハツ (hatsu)、 ホツ (hotsu)Kun: た.つ (ta.tsu)、 あば.く (aba.ku)、 おこ.る (oko.ru)、 つか.わす (tsuka.wasu)、 はな.つ (hana.tsu)
Example Sentences
6時発のニューヨーク行きの列車に乗りたいのです。
I want to catch the six o'clock train to New York.
彼は3発撃った。
He fired three shots.