Illustration: At a small rural bus shelter, a bus has just begun pulling away from the curb with its doors closed. Its front wheels angle into the road, and a widening gap separates its rear from the waiting area. A seated passenger waves through the rear side window to a relative beside the shelter bench.

JLPT N3suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

発はっ車しゃ

hassha

departure, to depart

Used for vehicles such as trains and buses. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

バスは五分後ごふんごに発車はっしゃします。
The bus leaves in five minutes.
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列車れっしゃは五時ごじちょうどに発車はっしゃした。
The train left at five o’clock to the minute.
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バスは発車はっしゃするところだった。
The bus was about to start.
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Kanji in 発車

発departure; dischargeOnハツ・ホツKunたつ・あばく・おこる
車carOnシャKunくるま

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