発車

はっしゃ · hassha · JLPT N3 · noun

vehicle

発車 — vehicle

🚃 発車 = depart + vehicle: the car sets off

発 (hatsu) means to set off or emit, as in 出発 departure; 車 (sha) means vehicle, as in 電車 train. Joined, はつ + しゃ becomes はっしゃ. You will hear it in station announcements when a train or bus is about to leave.

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