Word Meaning 一発

いっぱつ ippatsu

一発 is read as いっぱつ (ippatsu) and means home run.

Meaning

English

  1. home run
  2. win on the first go-around after calling rīchi
  3. one blow
  4. one punch
  5. one try
  6. one attempt
  7. one shot
  8. one charge

Reading

Kana

いっぱつ

Romaji

ippatsu

Writing Variants

  • 1発 いっぱつ ippatsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 10940 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一触即発

いっしょくそくはつ

critical (touch and go) situation

一念発起

いちねんほっき

being resolved to (do something)

一言

ひとこと

single word

一家

いっか

(one's own) style

一夜

いちや

one night

一度

いちど

temporarily

一方

いっぽう

on the one hand

一体

いったい

one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.)

一員

いちいん

one person

一切

いっさい

absolutely (not)

一口

ひとくち

one share

一目

ひとめ

complete view

Example Sentences

2

けいさつははんにんがいっぱつだけうったとはっぴょうした。

the police announced that the culprit fired only one shot.

へいしはそらにいっぱつはっしゃした。

the soldier fired one shot into the air.