Kanji

放

set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

攴部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ホウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

はなす, -っぱなし, はなつ, はなれる, こく, ほうる

Nanori (Name Reading)

おき, ゆき, ゆく

Common Readings

ホウ, はな…す, はな…つ, はな…れる

Example sentences

放つ はなつ
彼は渾身の力で、逆転ホームランを放った

He hit a come-from-behind home run with all his might.

せん せん
彼が放った箭は的を射抜いた。

The arrow he shot pierced the target.

解放 かいほう
試験が終わって、ようやく勉強の束縛から解放された。

With the exam over, I was finally released from the shackles of studying.

人質 ひとじち
犯人は人質を解放する条件を提示した。

The criminal presented the conditions for releasing the hostages.

放っておく ほうっておく
その問題はしばらく放っておくことにした。

I decided to leave that problem alone for a while.

ギリギリまで ギリギリまで
宿題をギリギリまで放っておいて、徹夜する羽目になった。

I left my homework until the last minute and ended up staying up all night.

放置 ほうち
ゴミを放置してはいけない。

You must not leave trash lying around.

生い茂る おいしげる
放置された空き地には、雑草が青々と生い茂っている。

In the abandoned vacant lot, weeds are growing thick and green.

放す はなす
私は川に魚を放した。

I released the fish back into the river.

放課後 ほうかご
放課後、友達とサッカーをした。

I played soccer with friends after school.

Example Vocabulary

放つ

はなつ

to release; to shoot; to emit; to send out

解放

かいほう

release; liberation; emancipation

放っておく

ほうっておく

to leave alone; to neglect; to let be

放置

ほうち

neglect; leaving as is; abandoning

放す

はなす

to release; to let go; to set free

放課後

ほうかご

after school

手放す

てばなす

to let go of; to part with; to sell

言い放つ

いいはなつ

to declare, to state flatly, to say out right

放る

ほうる

to throw; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon

放り込む

ほうりこむ

to throw into; to toss in

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