一発

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
いつ > いっ
Grade: 1
はつ > ぱつ
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
一發 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

(いっ)(ぱつ) (ippatsu

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ,‎ .
    (いっ)(ぱつ)(きょう)(だん)
    ippatsu no kyōdan
    one fatal bullet
  2. doing something only once
    (いっ)(ぱつ)(げい)
    ippatsugei
    one-liner
  3. (baseball, informal) home run

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN