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発つ (たつ, tatsu) Japanese meaning: depart | Kotomora
JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 発つ · godan verb (-tsu)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 発た つ 発た たない Polite 発た ちます 発た ちません Past polite 発た ちました 発た ちませんでした Past 発た った 発た たなかった Te-form 発た って 発た たないで Desire 発た ちたい 発た ちたくない Potential 発た てる 発た てない Passive 発た たれる 発た たれない Causative 発た たせる 発た たせない Causative passive 発た たせられる also 発た たされる 発た たせられない also 発た たされない Volitional 発た とう Polite volitional 発た ちましょう Imperative 発た て 発た つな Conditional 発た てば 発た たなければ Tara conditional 発た ったら 発た たなかったら
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明日あした
、
東とう
京きょう
を
発た
つ
予よ
定てい
です
。
I plan to leave Tokyo tomorrow.
He set off from home early in the morning.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 を 発た つ to leave/depart from a place
I'm planning to leave Tokyo tomorrow morning.
〈 時とき 〉 に 発た つ to depart at a certain time
We decided to depart at six in the evening.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 向む けて 発た つ to set off toward a destination
They set off toward the summit.
Kanji 発 departure, discharge, publish Related words 出発する is the common, neutral verb for departing, while 発つ is a slightly more literary or emphatic way to describe setting off on a trip.
旅立つ emphasizes embarking on a journey (often with emotional weight), while 発つ simply states the act of leaving at a set time.
Don't confuse with 立つ (same pronunciation) means 'to stand up', while 発つ specifically means 'to depart on a trip'; the kanji distinguishes the meaning.
発つ (たつ) specifically means for a person to leave on a journey, while 発する is a broader, more formal verb that also covers emitting, issuing, occurring, and shooting.
Etymology The kanji 発 means 'departure' or 'emit', and the reading たつ is a native Japanese verb meaning 'to stand' or 'to leave'. The specific use of 発つ for 'depart' is a conventional kanji assignment to distinguish this meaning from other たつ verbs.
