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    3. 見切り発車

    見切り発車

    見み切きり​発はっ車しゃ

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

    KMT8News #22+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab29 strokes

    みきりはっしゃ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

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

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    彼かれは計けい画かくなしに見み切きり発はっ車しゃした。

    He started without a plan, making a snap decision.

    KMT6Daily LifeWork & Career
    そのプロジェクトは、十じゅう分ぶんな検けん討とうなしに見み切きり発はっ車しゃされた。

    That project was launched prematurely without sufficient consideration.

    KMT8Business & FinanceWork & Career
    慌あわてて見み切きり発はっ車しゃした結けっ果か、忘わすれ物ものをしてしまった。

    As a result of rushing off, I forgot something.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    電でん車しゃが見み切きり発はっ車しゃしそうだったので、急いそいで乗 り込こんだ。

    The train looked like it was about to depart prematurely, so I hurried and got on.

    KMT8Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    政せい策さく決けっ定ていにおいて見み切きり発はっ車しゃは、後の々ちの大ちのおおきな問もん題だいを引ひき起おこす可か能のう性せいがある。

    Making snap decisions in policy-making can lead to significant problems later on.

    KMT9Politics & LawBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    見
    み.る・み.える・み.せる…(1)
    see・hopes・chances・idea・opinion…(2)
    Kanji
    切
    き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り・-ぎ.り・き.れる…(9)
    cut・cutoff・be sharp
    Kanji
    発
    た.つ・あば.く・おこ.る・つか.わす・はな.つ…(4)
    departure・discharge・publish・emit・start from…(2)
    Kanji
    車
    くるま…(3)
    car
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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