放
set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate
N38 strokes
On'yomi
ホウ hou
Kun'yomi
はな.す hana.su-っぱな.し -ppana.shiはな.つ hana.tsuはな.れる hana.reruこ.く ko.kuほう.る hou.ru
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Examples
子供たちは公園で鳥を放した。
The children released the birds in the park.
先生は学生に宿題を放棄させた。
The teacher had the students abandon their homework.
工場は有毒ガスを大気中に放出している。
The factory is emitting toxic gas into the atmosphere.
Words with this Kanji
放送ほうそうbroadcast, broadcasting放送局ほうそうきょくbroadcasting station, television station～放題～ほうだいfreely ~, unlimited ~解放かいほうliberation, release, freedom開放かいほうopen; open to the public放すはなすrelease, let go放るほうるthrow, cast away手放すてばなすlet go, release; break up; sell, transfer放つはなつrelease, let go; emit (light); banish; liberate放っておくほうっておくleave alone, abandon, ignore放り出すほうりだすthrow out; abandon; dismiss, expel放れるはなれるseparate, break away放題ほうだいunlimited, freely, without restriction解き放つときはなつrelease, set free開け放つあけはなつthrow wide open (door, window, heart)見放すみはなすabandon, desert言い放ついいはなつsay bluntly, assert追放ついほうexpulsion; dismissal; purge突き放すつきはなすpush away, treat coldly, disregard放り込むほうりこむthrow in, toss in