発砲

はっぽう

firing; discharge of gun

What does 発砲 mean?

発砲 is a Japanese noun meaning firing; discharge of gun in English. It is written as 発砲 in kanji, はっぽう in hiragana, and happou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

ウィリーは誤って父親の猟銃を発砲し、壁に穴を開けた。

Willie accidentally let off his father's shotgun and made a hole in the wall.