はつ

See also: ばつ

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of はつ – see the following entries.

【初】4 [prefix] the first..., initial..., new... [noun] a first, start, a beginning [noun] (slang) first sexual relations, one's first time

【発】3 [noun] departure [counter] Counter for artillery fire. Round. [counter] (by extension) Counter for other things which are "fired".

【𤼵ハツ】H [noun] (mahjong) Short for 緑發 (ryūfā): green dragon (tile) [noun] (mahjong) a 役 (yaku, “winning hand”) with a meld of green dragon tiles, worth 1 翻 (han, “double”) Alternative spelling 發

【果つ】 [verb] to reach an end [verb] to pass away; to die

(This term, はつ (hatsu), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as はつ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はつ.)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha̠t͡sɨ]

Verb

はつ • (hatsu) ^†nidan

1. Classical Japanese form of はてる (hateru)

Conjugation

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	はて		fate
Continuative (連用形)	はて		fate
Terminal (終止形)	はつ		fatu
Attributive (連体形)	はつる		faturu
Realis (已然形)	はつれ		fature
Imperative (命令形)	はてよ		fateyo
Key constructions
Negative	はてず		fatezu
Contrasting conjunction	はつれど		faturedo
Causal conjunction	はつれば		fatureba
Conditional conjunction	はてば		fateba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	はてき		fateki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	はてけり		fatekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	はてつ		fatetu
Perfect tense (natural event)	はてぬ		fatenu
Perfect-continuative tense	はてたり		fatetari
Volitional	はてむ		fatemu

Classical conjugation of "はつ" (タ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)