How do you read 発走?

発走 is read はっそう (hassou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 発走?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 発走 in romaji?

発走 is written hassou in romaji, also spelled hasso.

What kanji are in 発走?

発 (Departure, Discharge); 走 (Run).

発走はっそう

はっそう · hassou (also spelled hasso)

noun

Start (of a race), first race

Other ways to say “start” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

発Departure, Discharge, Publish 音はつ・ほつ訓た.つ・あば.く JLPT N4 · 9 strokes 走Run 音そう訓はし.る JLPT N4 · 7 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

発はつto depart (e.g., on a plane, train)発育はついく(physical) growth, development 発芽はつがgermination 発掘はっくつexcavation, exhumation; discovery (e.g., new talent)発言はつげんutterance, speech, proposal 発生はっせいoutbreak, spring forth, occurrence 逃走とうそうflight, desertion, escape 走行そうこうrunning a wheeled vehicle (e.g., car, traveling)

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What does 発走 mean?

Start (of a race), first race.

How do you pronounce 発走?

はっそう (hassou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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