発

Meaning

1. n-suf
   departure; departing from ...; leaving at (e.g. 8:30)
2. n-suf
   sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; datelined ...
3. ctr
   counter for engines (on an aircraft)
4. ctr
   counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.; counter for bullets, bombs, etc.; counter for blows (punches); counter for jokes, puns, etc.; counter for ideas, thoughts or guesses
5. ctr
   counter for ejaculations or sexual intercourse
6. n abbreviation
   green dragon tile
7. n
   winning hand with a pung (or kong) of green dragon tiles

Example sentences

• 彼は９時発ニューヨーク行きのシャトル便に飛び乗った。

  He caught the nine o'clock shuttle to New York.

• 日本創刊を果たしたイギリス発のホームレスの人だけが販売者となれるストリートペーパー「ビッグイシュー」について紹介しよう。

  I shall be introducing the street paper that is only sold by the homeless, "The Big Issue", started in England and has had its first Japanese issue.

• 彼は８時３０分発の青森行きに間に合うように一生懸命走った。

  He ran as hard as he could in order to make the 8:30 flight bound for Aomori.