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打ち上げ場 (うちあげじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

打うち上あげ場じょう

Meanings

1

noun

launch site; launch pad

Specifically refers to a facility or location for launching rockets or spacecraft.

その打うち上あげ場じょうからロケットが打うち上あげられた。
A rocket was launched from that launch site.

Kanji

打strike, hit, knock
上above, up
場location, place

Similar words

発はっ射しゃ場じょう
発射場 is a more general term for a launch site, including missiles and other projectiles, while 打ち上げ場 is strongly associated with rockets and space vehicles.

Etymology

Compound of 打ち上げ (launching) + 場 (place).