発はつ
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. departure; departing from ...; leaving at (e.g. 8:30)
I'm taking the nine o'clock bus.
Suffix
2. sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; datelined ...
Counter
3. counter for engines (on an aircraft)
4. 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
Twelve shots should be enough.
5. counter for ejaculations or sexual intercourse
Kanji used
let out
Pitch accent
は
つ
Top 2500
Used in vocabulary (73 in total)
putting into operation; invocation
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
pronunciation; production of sound
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
official announcement; proclamation; issuance (of an order, ordinance, or warning)
appearance; expression; manifestation
return; relapse; recurrence
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
dynamo; power generator
onset of an illness; falling ill
clever; bright; smart; intelligent
requisition; commandeering; conscription
fit; spasm; outburst
smoke bomb; smoke candle
spontaneity; spontaneous passive
new development; new discovery
proposal; suggestion; motion; initiative
successive occurrence; frequent occurrence; succession (of); series
sudden outbreak; accidental; incidental
utterance; speech
two-motored
undeveloped (countries); backward; unentered
smoke grenade; smoke shell
having not yet occurred; having not yet appeared; undiscovered; not yet invented; unpublished
new hair growth
outbreak of thunder
speech; utterance; speech production; word used to start a sentence
second train to depart; following train; next train
(warning) flare (esp. used on roads and railways)
idea; suggestion; plan
increasing the number (of trains, planes, etc.) in operation; increasing bond issues; increased issue
carcinogenesis; oncogenesis
dynamo; power generator
asking or putting a question; questioning
burst of energy from within
carcinogenesis; oncogenesis
publication; printing
starting (train) station
arriving and departing; exploding on impact
onset; outbreak
carcinogenesis; oncogenesis
occurring frequently (of a disease, condition, etc.); high incidence; being susceptible
departure (of the emperor, etc.)
polyphony (of an electronic keyboard or synthesizer)
source (of a river); fountainhead; (arch.) source; (arch.) origin; (arch.) rise
kanji "dotted tent" radical (radical 105)
plucked string instrument
university-initiated business; university-led venture
arrival; place of arrival
first-to-invent principle (in patent law); first-to-invent system
exploding without destroying the target; going off (of a gun) before taking aim
number generation; issuing a number
generated and purchased electric power
spring (device)
raising dust; dust emission; dust generation
Examples (16 in total)
He fired three shots.
Twelve shots should be enough.
The second shot was fired.