Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 発砲(はっぽう) in Japanese

発砲
Kana Reading
はっぽう
Romaji
happō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    firing; discharge of gun
    Example sentence
    自爆テロはベナジル・ブット元首相向けて発砲したが、弾はそれた The suicide bomber fired towards former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, but missed.

Examples of 発砲, はっぽう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

10 strokes

cannon, gun

On'Yomi: ホウ

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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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