English–Japanese

“launch” in Japanese

Japanese

Also打ち上げる (uchiageru) · 立ち上げる (tachiageru)

Romajishikakeru

彼は相手に攻撃を仕掛けます。kare wa ai te ni kō geki o shi ka ke ma su

He launches an attack on his opponent.

“Launch” in Japanese is 仕掛ける (shikakeru).

Describes deliberately putting an action into motion, often by directing it toward a target, purpose, or result.

友達にいたずらを仕掛けました。tomo dachi ni i ta zu ra o shi ka ke ma shi ta

I played a prank on my friend.

In conversational Japanese, 仕掛ける (shikakeru) can describe starting an action against a person, while English launch more often introduces products, projects, or attacks.

uchiageru

verblaunch

会社は新しい衛星を打ち上げます。kai sha wa atara shi i ei sei o u chi a ge ma su

The company launches a new satellite.

tachiageru

verblaunch

新しい会社を立ち上げます。atara shi i gai sha o ta chi a ge ma su

I will launch a new company.