一発

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	発
いつ > いっ Grade: 1	はつ > ぱつ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
一發 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いっぱつ​ [ìppátsúꜜ] (Odaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ip̚pa̠t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

一(いっ)発(ぱつ) • (ippatsu) 

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 一,‎ 発.

   一(いっ)発(ぱつ)の凶(きょう)弾(だん)

   ippatsu no kyōdan

   one fatal bullet

2. doing something only once

   一(いっ)発(ぱつ)芸(げい)

   ippatsugei

   one-liner

3. (baseball, informal) home run