JLPT N4Kanji compounds

出発

Readingしゅっぱつshuppatsu

Meaning
目的地に向かって出かけること
Explanation
「出発(しゅっぱつ)」 means to set off toward a destination, used as in 「朝8時に出発する」 (to depart at 8 a.m.). It is the opposite of 「到着」, which means arriving at the destination.
Original Japanese explanation

「出発(しゅっぱつ)」は、目的地に向かって出かけることです。「朝8時に出発する」のように使います。目的の場所に着く「到着」とは反対の意味です。

Examples
  • 朝8時に出発する

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