出発

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 飛行機は朝九時に出発します。▶ —
   The plane departs at nine in the morning.
2. 旅行の出発の日が近づいてきました。▶ —
   The departure day of the trip is drawing near.

Collocations

Mnemonic

出発 shuppatsu — 出 (to go out) + 発 (to set off). To set out on a journey — departure. A suru-verb. Its counterpart is 到着 (touchaku, arrival): 出発 ↔ 到着. 出 (shutsu) geminates into しゅっぱつ — the same 出 as in K-71's 出張.

Quick check

1. Which word pairs with 出発?

   • 到着 (touchaku, arrival)
   • 出席 (shusseki, attendance)
   • 発見 (hakken, discovery)
   • 出口 (deguchi, exit)