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How to say 'Departure' in Japanese | 出発

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The Japanese word for Departure is 'Shuppatsu', written as 出発 in Japanese.'Departure' in hiragana is しゅっぱつ.

    word

    出発

    Meaning

    Departure

    Reading

    しゅっぱつ

    shuppatsu

    Kanji

    Exit Departure

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '出発 (しゅっぱつ)' means 'departure'. It refers to the act of leaving or setting out from a place, often used in contexts like travel, trips, or starting a journey. It can also metaphorically describe the beginning of a new endeavor or phase. For example: The train's departure is at 8 AM「電車の出発は8時です」(でんしゃのしゅっぱつは8じです). We will depart for Kyoto tomorrow「明日、京都へ出発します」(あした、きょうとへしゅっぱつします). Note that '出発' is often used with the verb 'する' to form the phrase '出発する', meaning 'to depart'.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    1145

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 出発

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Exit

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Departure

Words Related to 出発 Through the Kanji

These 71 Words contain the Kanji 出 as well.

  • word

    出来る

    Meaning

    Can, Be made

  • word

    出る

    Meaning

    Exit, Appear

  • word

    出す

    Meaning

    Start, Take out

  • word

    出口

    Meaning

    Exit

  • word

    出品

    Meaning

    Listing

  • word

    思い出す

    Meaning

    Remember

  • word

    引き出し

    Meaning

    Drawer

  • word

    貸し出す

    Meaning

    Lend

  • word

    出席

    Meaning

    Attendance

  • word

    出掛ける

    Meaning

    Go out

  • word

    輸出

    Meaning

    Export

  • word

    出会う

    Meaning

    Meet, Encounter

  • word

    出身

    Meaning

    Origin

  • word

    取り出す

    Meaning

    Takeout

  • word

    外出

    Meaning

    Outing

  • word

    出力

    Meaning

    Output

  • word

    家出

    Meaning

    Runaway

  • word

    生み出す

    Meaning

    Produce

  • word

    出来事

    Meaning

    Event

  • word

    言い出す

    Meaning

    Start saying

  • word

    出場

    Meaning

    Appearance, Participation

  • word

    出国

    Meaning

    Departure

  • word

    出世

    Meaning

    Success

  • word

    売り出す

    Meaning

    Launch

  • word

    出荷

    Meaning

    Shipment

  • word

    出産

    Meaning

    Childbirth

  • word

    支出

    Meaning

    Expenditure

  • word

    貸し出し

    Meaning

    Lending

  • word

    出現

    Meaning

    Appearance

  • word

    作り出す

    Meaning

    Create, Produce

  • word

    見出だす

    Meaning

    Discover

  • word

    飛び出す

    Meaning

    Jump out

  • word

    思い出

    Meaning

    Memory

  • word

    差し出す

    Meaning

    Offer

  • word

    進出

    Meaning

    Advance, Expansion

  • word

    出勤

    Meaning

    Commute

  • word

    追い出す

    Meaning

    Expel

  • word

    出でる

    Meaning

    Emerge

  • word

    出来上がる

    Meaning

    Complete

  • word

    出会い

    Meaning

    Encounter

  • word

    出版

    Meaning

    Publish

  • word

    出版社

    Meaning

    Publisher

  • word

    引き出す

    Meaning

    Withdraw, Draw out

  • word

    出血

    Meaning

    Bleeding

  • word

    出演

    Meaning

    Appearance

  • word

    出張

    Meaning

    Business trip

  • word

    演出

    Meaning

    Direction, Production

  • word

    出土

    Meaning

    Excavation

  • word

    持ち出す

    Meaning

    Takeout

  • word

    出入り

    Meaning

    Coming and going

  • word

    人出

    Meaning

    Crowd

  • word

    日の出

    Meaning

    Sunrise

  • word

    出来上がり

    Meaning

    Completion

  • word

    出来るだけ

    Meaning

    As much as possible

  • word

    出入り口

    Meaning

    Entrance

  • word

    乗り出す

    Meaning

    Embark, Lean out

  • word

    出前

    Meaning

    Delivery

  • word

    見出し

    Meaning

    Heading

  • word

    逃げ出す

    Meaning

    Flee, Runaway

  • word

    申し出る

    Meaning

    Offer

  • word

    出資

    Meaning

    Investment

  • word

    呼び出す

    Meaning

    Call, Summon

  • word

    脱出

    Meaning

    Escape

  • word

    出し

    Meaning

    Stock

  • word

    提出

    Meaning

    Submission

  • word

    出生

    Meaning

    Birth

  • word

    派出所

    Meaning

    Police box

  • word

    排出

    Meaning

    Discharge, Emission

  • word

    吐き出す

    Meaning

    Spit, Discharge

  • word

    突き出す

    Meaning

    Protrude, Thrust out

  • word

    出迎え

    Meaning

    Greeting

Words Related to 出発 Through the Kanji

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 発 as well.

  • word

    開発

    Meaning

    Development

  • word

    発生

    Meaning

    Occurrence

  • word

    発言

    Meaning

    Statement

  • word

    発見

    Meaning

    Discovery

  • word

    発表

    Meaning

    Announcement

  • word

    発する

    Meaning

    Emit

  • word

    Meaning

    Departure

  • word

    発揮

    Meaning

    Demonstration

  • word

    発想

    Meaning

    Idea

  • word

    発送

    Meaning

    Shipment

  • word

    始発

    Meaning

    First departure

  • word

    活発

    Meaning

    Lively

  • word

    発売

    Meaning

    Sale

  • word

    発行

    Meaning

    Issue, Publication

  • word

    発達

    Meaning

    Development

  • word

    発明

    Meaning

    Invention

  • word

    発電

    Meaning

    Power generation

  • word

    発電所

    Meaning

    Power plant

  • word

    発熱

    Meaning

    Fever

  • word

    発音

    Meaning

    Pronunciation

  • word

    反発

    Meaning

    Rejection, Rebound

  • word

    発掘

    Meaning

    Excavation

  • word

    発射

    Meaning

    Launch

  • word

    発足

    Meaning

    Start, Launch

  • word

    発信

    Meaning

    Transmission

  • word

    発展

    Meaning

    Development

  • word

    爆発

    Meaning

    Explosion

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What does 'Shuppatsu' (出発) mean?

'Shuppatsu' means 'Departure' .

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