Word Meaning 発つ

たつ tatsu

発つ is read as たつ (tatsu) and means to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.)
  2. to leave
  3. to set off
  4. to start

Reading

Kana

たつ

Romaji

tatsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 72301 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

発足

ほっそく

starting

発行

はっこう

issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.)

発言

はつげん

statement

発生

はっせい

generation (of power, heat, etc.)

発見

はっけん

discovery

はつ

green dragon tile

発売

はつばい

sale

発電

はつでん

generation (e.g. power)

発作

ほっさ

fit

発起人

ほっきにん

originator

発明

はつめい

invention

発着

はっちゃく

arrival and departure

Example Sentences

9

He will leave for Paris next month.

We are about to leave here.

I'm planning to leave for Europe next week.

What time does the train for Milan leave?

What time does the next train leave for Tokyo?

I don't know when Tom will leave Japan.

Tom doesn't know when Mary will leave Boston.

No one went to the station to see him off when he left for Tokyo.

I've just been to the airport to see off a friend who was leaving for Europe.