Japanese word

出動

Pronunciation

Romajishutsudō

Meaning

  • noundispatch

Example

消防隊が出動します。shō bō tai ga shutsu dō shi ma su

The fire department is dispatched.

Illustration for 出動 (dispatch)

More examples

事故の知らせを受け、救急隊の出動を要請しました。ji ko no shi ra se o u ke kyū kyū tai no shutsu dō o yō sei shi ma shi ta

After hearing about the accident, we requested that the emergency medical team be dispatched.

Core concept

Focuses on a unit moving from its base into an active situation in response to a need.

Common phrases

  • 出動命令shutsu dō mei rei

    dispatch order

  • 出動要請shutsu dō yō sei

    dispatch request

  • 出動準備shutsu dō jun bi

    preparations for dispatch

Similar words

派遣haken: The act of sending people or a unit to another place for a task.
出場shutsujō: The act of going to the scene of an incident as a responder.

Definition in Japanese

人や部隊などが、要請や事態に応じて持ち場から現場へ向かい、活動を始めること。hito ya bu tai na do ga yō sei ya ji tai ni ō ji te mo chi ba ka ra gen ba e mu ka i katsu dō o haji me ru ko to

Word origin

The compound 出動 (shutsudō) uses 出 (shutsu, "go out") with 動 (dō, "move"), linking departure with active movement.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese news, 出動 (shutsudō) often appears when firefighters or police are sent to an incident, giving the word an official, organized tone rather than the everyday sense of simply going out.

Other meanings

  • deploymentnoun

Opposites

  • 撤収tesshūwithdrawalnoun

Related words

  • 出動するshutsudōsurube dispatchedverb

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