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放

set free
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingホウ
Kun readingはな.す、-っぱな.し、はな.つ、はな.れる、こ.く、ほう.る
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. set freeRtK
  2. release
  3. fire
  4. shoot
  5. emit
  6. banish
  7. liberate
  1. to release
  2. to let go
  3. to free
  4. to set free
  5. to let loose

Popular Usage

放送解放開放

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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compass · direction (方) · taskmaster

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 535

Compound words

放送ほうそう
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
解放かいほう
release; unleashing; liberation; emancipation; setting free
開放かいほう
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
放つはなつ
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to hit (e.g. baseball); to break wind; to set free
放鳥ほうちょう
setting free a bird; bird to be set free
放置するほうちする
to leav
解放するかいほうする
to release
開放するかいほうする
to open
釈放しゃくほう
release; liberation; acquittal
追放ついほう
exile; banishment; eviction; deportation; purge
放すはなす
to release; to let go; to free; to set free; to let loose
放るほうる
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to toss; to neglect
放映ほうえい
televising; broadcasting; airing
放火ほうか
arson; setting fire
放棄ほうき
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication
放射ほうしゃ
radiation; emission
放出ほうしゅつ
emission; release; radiation; discharge; gush
放水ほうすい
discharge of water (from a river, dam, etc.); drainage; spraying water (on); hosing
放題ほうだい
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
放置ほうち
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
放逐ほうちく
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
放任ほうにん
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
放牧ほうぼく
pasturage; grazing
放浪ほうろう
wandering; roaming; drifting

Kun Reading Examples

彼は車から放りだされた。ほうりだす
He was tumbled out of the car.tatoeba
彼は家から放り出された。ほうりだす
He got thrown out of the house.tatoeba
彼はその問題を頭の中から放り出した。ほうりだす
He cast off the problem from his mind.tatoeba
静かにしていろ。さもないとここから放り出すぞ。ほうりだす
Keep silent, or I will throw you out of here.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は放漫だったので失脚した。
He lost his job through his irresponsibility.tatoeba
彼は放心した顔つきをしていた。
He had an absent look on his face.tatoeba
彼は放校処分にされた。
He was expelled from school.tatoeba
彼は放課後野球をしました。
He played baseball after school.tatoeba
NHK奈良放送局
NHK Nara Broadcasting Stationwiki
NHK京都放送局
NHK Kyotowiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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