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    3. 不発

    不発

    不ふ発はつ

    misfire

    KMT6News #15+1NounMilitaryKanji Vocab13 strokes

    ふはつ

    Noun

    1.
    misfire

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    その花はな火びは不ふ発はつだった。

    That firework was a dud (misfire).

    KMT4Daily Life
    彼かれの冗じょう談だんは不ふ発はつに終おわった。

    His joke fell flat (misfired).

    KMT6Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    計けい画かくは不ふ発はつに終おわり、期き待たいされた成せい果かは得えられなかった。

    The plan misfired, and the expected results were not achieved.

    KMT7Daily LifeWork & Career
    戦せん争そう中ちゅう、多おおくの不ふ発はつ弾だんが地ち中ちゅうに残のこされた。

    During the war, many unexploded bombs (duds) were left underground.

    KMT7MilitaryHistory
    不ふ発はつのミサイルは専せん門もん家かによって処しょ理りされた。

    The unexploded missile was handled by specialists.

    KMT7MilitaryScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    不
    negative・non-・bad・ugly・clumsy
    発
    た.つ・あば.く・おこ.る・つか.わす・はな.つ…(4)
    departure・discharge・publish・emit・start from…(2)
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