発砲 (Happou): Firing, Discharge of Gun

Meaning

English

firing
discharge of gun

Reading

Kana

はっぽう

Romaji

happou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Rank 12313 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

発砲事件

はっぽうじけん

shooting incident

発砲音

はっぽうおん

sound of a shot

発砲ゴム

はっぽうごむ

foam rubber

発展

はってん

playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual)

発条

ばね

spring

発端

ほったん

origin

発揮

はっき

show (of power, ability, etc.)

発芽

はつが

germination

発祥地

はっしょうち

birthplace (e.g. of jazz, Buddhism)

発泡

はっぽう

foaming

発条

はつじょう

spring

発案

はつあん

submission (of a bill)

Example Sentences

2

発砲音を聞いて、警察がすぐにやって来た。

The police came as soon as they heard the gunfire.

自爆テロ犯はベナジル・ブット元首相に向けて発砲したが、弾はそれた。

The suicide bomber fired towards former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, but missed.