King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Japanese symbol for “catapult”

Romaji: hassha
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; discharge

In Japanese, catapult is , read (hassha).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vs, vt firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; discharge; catapult
  2. n, vs, vt ejaculation

Kanji and stroke order

departure, discharge, publish
on: ハツ、ホツ
kun: た.つ、あば.く、おこ.る、つか.わす
9 strokes · JLPT 3
shoot, shine into, onto
on: シャ
kun: い.る、さ.す、う.つ
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “catapult”

WordReadingMeaning
カタパルト kataparutocatapult
パチンコ pachinkoslingshot; catapult
とうせきき tousekikicatapult; ballista; mangonel
いしゆみ ishiyumislingshot; catapult

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はつばい hatsubaisale; offering for sale; putting on sale
はっぴょう happyouannouncement; publication; presenting
かいはつ kaihatsudevelopment; cultivation; application
はっせい hasseioccurrence; incidence; outbreak
はっけん hakkendiscovery; detection; finding
はつげん hatsugenstatement; remark; observation
ちゅうしゃ chuushainjection; jab; shot
ほうしゃのう houshanouradioactivity

See also: Chinese symbol for “catapult”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

Last posts

  1. Is a Plastic Saya Worth Adding to a Bokken for Drawing?
  2. Choosing the Best Aikido Bokken for Daily Training
  3. Choosing the Best Heavy Bokken for Suburi Training
  4. Are Bamboo Practice Swords Safer Than Wooden Ones
  5. Choosing the Best Wooden Sword Stand for Your Collection
  6. Why Bokken Crack and Which Woods Handle Impact Best
  7. Best Bokken Bags and Cases for Martial Arts Training
  8. Choosing the Best Wooden Tanto for Realistic Knife Drills
  9. What Is a Suburito and Is It Worth Buying for Strength
  10. Buying a Wooden Wakizashi for Two-Sword Practice