一発

いっぱつ

one shot

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Meanings

also １発

  1. noun one shot; one charge; one explosion
  2. one blow; one punch
  3. baseball home run
  4. noun, adverb one try; one attempt
  5. noun, mahjong win on the first go-around after calling rīchi
  6. abbreviation, card games ippatsu (comp. karuta); taking a card which is read immediately after sending it

Its kanji

In sentences

彼女かのじょは銃じゅうを一発いっぱつうった。 She shot a gun. #88767

彼かれは一発いっぱつの弾丸だんがんで殺ころされた。 He was killed by a single bullet. #109870

彼かれは私わたしの肩かたをいっぱつ打うった。 He dealt me a blow on the shoulder. #105852

トムは頭あたまにきつい一発いっぱつを受うけた。 Tom received a heavy blow on the head. #199848