Illustration: In an open school field in Japan, a supervised science club launches a plastic-bottle water rocket. The bottle has just cleared its angled launch stand, driven upward by a strong jet of water spraying from its rear.

JLPT N2suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

発はっ射しゃ

hassha

to launch, to fire

Example sentences

ロケットの発射はっしゃは予定通よていどおり行おこなわれた。
The blast-off took place on schedule.
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彼かれらはロケットを発射はっしゃした。
They launched a rocket.
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彼かれらは明日あした、人工衛星じんこうえいせいを発射はっしゃするつもりです。
They are going to launch an artificial satellite tomorrow.
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Kanji in 発射

発departure; dischargeOnハツ・ホツKunたつ・あばく・おこる
射shoot; shine intoOnシャKunいる・さす・うつ

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