発作

ほっさ

fit, attack

What does 発作 mean?

発作 is a Japanese noun meaning fit, attack in English. It is written as 発作 in kanji, ほっさ in hiragana, and hossa in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

狭心症の発作が起きました。

I had an angina attack.