| Kanji | 放 | 
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ホウ | 
| Kunyomi | はな.す、-っぱな.し、はな.つ、はな.れる、こ.く、ほう.る | 
| Nanori | はなれ | 
| English | set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate | 
| Examples | 放送(ほうそう): broadcast; broadcasting 開放(かいほう): open; throw open; liberalization; liberalisation 解放(かいほう): (1) release; unleashing; liberation; emancipation; setting free (2) deallocation (of computer memory) 追放(ついほう): exile; banishment; eviction; transportation 放る(ほうる): (1) to throw; to toss; to fling (2) to throw away; to discard (3) to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone; to give up on; to leave undone; to leave unfinished 放射能(ほうしゃのう): radioactivity 放置(ほうち): leave as is; leave to chance; leave alone; neglect 放出(ほうしゅつ): release; emission; ejection 放射(ほうしゃ): radiation; emission 放す(はなす): (1) to release; to let go; to free; to set free; to let loose; to turn loose (2) to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc. 放れる(はなれる): to leave; to get free; to cut oneself off 放り込む(ほうりこむ): to throw into; to toss into 放り出す(ほうりだす): to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect | 
| JLPT Level | 3 | 
| Jouyou Grade | 3 | 
| Frequency | 288 | 
| Components | 方: direction; person; alternative 攵: strike; hit; folding chair radical variant (no. 66) | 
| Number of Strokes | 8 | 
| Kanji Radical | 攴 | 
| Radical Number | 66 | 
| Radical Strokes | 4 | 
| Radical Reading | ぼくにょう・ぼくづくり・とまた・のぶん・しぶん | 
| Traditional Form | (none) | 
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic | 
| Keyword | set free | 
| Koohii Story 1 | Go in any direction away from your taskmaster when you are set free. | 
| Koohii Story 2 | When slaves were set free from their masters, they set off in all directions… | 
| RTK Index (new) | 535 | 
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade3, kanjifreq251-500
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