Kanji 放: "set free, release, fire"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 放

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 放はなつto fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to hit (e.g. baseball); to break wind · to set free; to release; to let loose
• 解かい放ほうrelease; unleashing; liberation; emancipation · deallocation (of computer memory)
• 放ほうっておくlaisser tranquille, laisser tomber, ne pas s'en occuper
• 放はなすto release; to let go; to free; to set free · to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
• 放ほう置ちleaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting
• 放ほう課か後ごaprès l'école, après les cours
• 手て放ばなすlâcher, laisser aller, laisser échapper · se séparer de, céder, vendre (un bien)
• っ放ぱなしlaisser (ouvert, allumé, inachevé) · sans arrêt, continuellement, ne pas cesser de...
• 放ほうるto throw; to fling; to hurl; to toss · to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone; to give up on
• 言いい放はなつdéclarer tout net, affirmer sans détour, lâcher (une phrase) sans ménagement
• 放ほう棄きabandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation
• 放ほうり込こむjeter dedans, balancer dans · remettre en jeu (football)

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