単たん発ぱつ

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

single-shot; firing one shot at a time

Used for firearms that fire one round per trigger pull, or for single-shot actions. Often appears in compounds like 単発銃.

See also: 単発銃 (たんぱつじゅう)

• この猟りょう銃じゅうは単発式たんぱつしきだ。

  This hunting gun is a single-shot type.

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

single-engine; having only one engine

Primarily used for aircraft; also appears in compounds like 単発機. Not typically used for cars or motorcycles.

See also: 単発機 (たんぱつき)

• 単たん発ぱつのプロペラ機きが飛とび立たった。

  A single-engine propeller plane took off.

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

one-shot; one-off; non-serial

Describes something done or occurring only once, such as a story, event, or payment. Common in phrases like 単発の仕事 (one-off job) or 単発ドラマ (one-shot drama).

• 今こん月げつは単たん発ぱつのアルバイトをいくつか入いれた。

  This month I picked up a few one-off part-time jobs.

• その作さっ家かは単たん発ぱつの短たん編ぺん小しょう説せつを発はっ表ぴょうした。

  The writer published a one-shot short story.