Word Meaning 発作

ほっさ hossa

発作 is read as ほっさ (hossa) and means fit.

Meaning

English

  1. fit
  2. spasm
  3. attack
  4. seizure

Reading

Kana

ほっさ

Romaji

hossa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 3444 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

発作的

ほっさてき

spasmodic(ally)

脱力発作

だつりょくほっさ

cataplexy

良性発作性頭位めまい症

りょうせいほっさせいとういめまいしょう

benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

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)

発起人

ほっきにん

originator

Example Sentences

10

The cause of death was a heart attack.

He died of a heart attack.

I had an asthma attack.

I had an angina attack.

I nearly had a heart attack.

Are you having a panic attack?

Tom died of a heart attack.

The first minutes after a heart attack are very important.

Have you ever had a heart attack?

When was your last asthma attack?