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How to say 'Launch' in Japanese | 発射

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The Japanese word for Launch is 'Hassha', written as 発射 in Japanese.'Launch' in hiragana is はっしゃ.

    word

    発射

    Meaning

    Launch

    Reading

    はっしゃ

    hassha

    Kanji

    発Departure 射Shoot

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '発射 (はっしゃ)' means 'launch'. It is commonly used to describe the act of firing or propelling something, such as a rocket, missile, or projectile. It can also be used metaphorically to describe the initiation of an action or process. For example: The rocket launch was successful「ロケットの発射は成功した」(ロケットのはっしゃはせいこうした). The police fired a warning shot「警察は警告の発射をした」(けいさつはけいこくのはっしゃをした). This word is often used in technical, military, or scientific contexts.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    6755

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 発射

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    発

    Meaning

    Departure

  • kanji

    射

    Meaning

    Shoot

Words Related to 発射 Through the Kanji 発

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

    出発

    Meaning

    Departure

  • word

    発表

    Meaning

    Announcement

  • word

    発する

    Meaning

    Emit

  • word

    発

    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

    発足

    Meaning

    Start, Launch

  • word

    発信

    Meaning

    Transmission

  • word

    発展

    Meaning

    Development

  • word

    爆発

    Meaning

    Explosion

Words Related to 発射 Through the Kanji 射

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 射 as well.

  • word

    注射

    Meaning

    Injection

  • word

    放射

    Meaning

    Radiation

  • word

    反射

    Meaning

    Reflection, Reaction

  • word

    放射能

    Meaning

    Radiation

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'Hassha' means 'Launch' .

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