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ぶっ放す (ぶっぱなす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ぶっ放ぱなす

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Meanings

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godan verb (-su), transitive verb

fire (a gun); shoot; let off; blow away

Emphatic, often rough or violent nuance; used for shooting firearms or launching projectiles with force. The prefix ぶっ adds intensity.

犯はん人にんは警けい官かんに向むかって銃じゅうをぶっ放ぱなした。
The criminal fired a gun at the police officer.

彼かれは空そらに向むけてライフルをぶっ放ぱなした。

He let off his rifle into the air.

Written forms

ぶっ放ぱなすUsage64%
Standard kanji spelling for this emphatic verb.
ぶっぱなすUsage34%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing.
打ぶっ放ぱなすUsage2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; ぶっ放す is strongly preferred.

Kanji

放set free, release, fire
打strike, hit, knock

Similar words

放はなつ
放つ is a more neutral or literary verb for releasing, emitting, or firing; ぶっ放す adds a rough, violent, or emphatic tone.
撃うつ
撃つ is the standard neutral verb for shooting a gun; ぶっ放す is much more forceful and colloquial.

Etymology

Formed from 放す (はなす, 'to release, let go') with the emphatic prefix ぶっ (from 打つ, 'to strike'). The prefix adds a rough, forceful nuance.