発 (Hatsu) is a Japanese noun suffix meaning “departure, departing from ..., leaving at (e.g. 8:30), sent from ...”.
Meanings
- noun suffixdeparture; departing from ...; leaving at (e.g. 8:30)
- noun suffixsent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; datelined ...
- countercounter for engines (on an aircraft)
- countercounter 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
- countercounter for ejaculations or sexual intercourse
Examples
彼は３発撃った。
He fired three shots.
この汽車は９時発です。
This train leaves at nine o'clock.
トムは胸を2発撃たれた。
Tom was shot twice in the chest.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).