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発 JLPT 2

Kana Reading

はつ

Romaji

hatsu

Word Senses

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix

Meaning

departure; departing (from ...); departing (at time ...)

Example sentence

彼は９時発ニューヨーク行きのシャトル便に飛び乗った。 He caught the nine o'clock shuttle to New York.
Parts of speech

Meaning

sending; sent (by ...); sent (at ...)

Example sentence

日本創刊を果たしたイギリス発のホームレスの人だけが販売者となれるストリートペーパー「ビッグイシュー」について紹介しよう。 I shall be introducing the street paper that is only sold by the homeless, "The Big Issue", started in England and has had its first Japanese issue.
Parts of speech

Meaning

engine

Example sentence

彼は８時３０分発の青森行きに間に合うように一生懸命走った。 He ran as hard as he could in order to make the 8:30 flight bound for Aomori.
Parts of speech

counter

Meaning

counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.; counter for bullets, bombs, etc.; counter for blows (punches)

Example sentence

彼は３発撃った。 He fired three shots.

Examples of 発, はつ in a sentence

彼は９時発ニューヨーク行きのシャトル便に飛び乗った。

He caught the nine o'clock shuttle to New York.
日本創刊を果たしたイギリス発のホームレスの人だけが販売者となれるストリートペーパー「ビッグイシュー」について紹介しよう。

I shall be introducing the street paper that is only sold by the homeless, "The Big Issue", started in England and has had its first Japanese issue.
彼は８時３０分発の青森行きに間に合うように一生懸命走った。

He ran as hard as he could in order to make the 8:30 flight bound for Aomori.
彼は３発撃った。

He fired three shots.
彼は１２時発の列車に乗った。

He got the twelve o'clock train.
博多発の新幹線が時間通りに到着した。

The Shinkansen from Hakata pulled in just on time.

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Kanji in this word

発 JLPT 4

9 strokes

departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

On'Yomi: ハツ, ホツ

Kun'Yomi: た.つ, あば.く, おこ.る, つか.わす, はな.つ

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