発車

はっしゃ

departure of a vehicle

What does 発車 mean?

発車 is a Japanese noun meaning departure of a vehicle in English. It is written as 発車 in kanji, はっしゃ in hiragana, and hassha in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

バスは五分後に発車します。

The bus leaves in five minutes.