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Kanji 放: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 放: set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate

Key takeaways

Kanji 放: set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

放
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Meaning

set freereleasefireshootemitbanishliberate

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

Radical

攴

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 放

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

Kanji structure breakdown

放

Structure breakdown

方 + 攵

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine striking (攵) something to send it off in a specific direction (方). This represents the act of releasing or letting something go freely, as seen in words like 'broadcast' (sending out signals) or 'liberation' (setting free).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ホウ
  • 追放ついほう

    exile / banishment

  • 放棄ほうき

    abandonment / renunciation / giving up

  • 放射ほうしゃ

    radiation / emission

  • 放射能ほうしゃのう

    radioactivity / radioactive energy

  • 放出ほうしゅつ

    release / emit / discharge

  • 放置ほうち

    leave alone / neglect

  • 放り込むほうりこむ

    to throw into / to put in quickly

  • 放り出すほうりだす

    to throw out / to abandon / to give up

Kun reading

はな.す
  • 放れるはなれる

    to leave / to separate / to get free

  • 放るほうる

    to throw / to let go

  • 放すはなす

    to let go / to release

Commonly used words

  • 追放
    ついほう

    exile / banishment

  • 放棄
    ほうき

    abandonment / renunciation / giving up

  • 放射
    ほうしゃ

    radiation / emission

  • 放射能
    ほうしゃのう

    radioactivity / radioactive energy

  • 放出
    ほうしゅつ

    release / emit / discharge

  • 放置
    ほうち

    leave alone / neglect

  • 放れる
    はなれる

    to leave / to separate / to get free

  • 放る
    ほうる

    to throw / to let go

  • 放す
    はなす

    to let go / to release

Example sentences

Example 1

彼は犯した罪で追放された。

Translation

He was exiled because of the crime he committed.

Example 2

追放された人は村に戻れない。

Translation

A person who is banished cannot return to the village.

Example 3

彼は権利を放棄した。

Translation

He gave up his rights.

Example 4

責任を放棄するのはよくない。

Translation

It's not good to abandon responsibility.

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