出 発 点(しゅっぱつてん)

しゅっぱつてん

noun

starting point; point of departure

1. starting point; point of departure

The place or point where something begins; can be used both literally (for journeys) and figuratively (for arguments, careers, etc.).

ここが議論(ぎろん)の出発点(しゅっぱつてん)だ。

This is the starting point of the discussion.

出発点(しゅっぱつてん)に戻(もど)る。

To return to the starting point.

新(あたら)しい出発点(しゅっぱつてん)に立(た)つ。

To stand at a new starting point.

Compound of 出発(しゅっぱつ) (departure) + 点(てん) (point). Used both literally for physical journeys and figuratively for ideas, arguments, and careers.

起点(きてん): starting point, origin (often for routes or measurements)
原点(げんてん): origin, starting point (implies going back to fundamentals: 原点(げんてん)に返(かえ)る)
出発(しゅっぱつ): departure (the act of leaving, not the location)

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Added 2026.1.16 18:49 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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