Vocabulary

What does 見切り発車 (みきりはっしゃ, mikirihassha) mean?

見切り発車 (みきりはっしゃ, mikirihassha) means starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board.

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Readingみきりはっしゃ
Romajimikirihassha
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
みきりはっしゃ
mikirihassha

starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board
  2. 2noun · suru verb · intransitive making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer

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