放
Meanings
- set free
- release
- fire
- shoot
- emit
- banish
- liberate
Readings
- ほう
- はな
- っぱな
- こ
- Strokes
- 8
- JLPT Level
- N3
- Frequency
- #121
Common Words
- 放すはなすto release, to let go, to free, to set free, to let loose, to turn loose
- 放つはなつto fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.), to shoot, to hit (e.g. baseball), to break wind
- 放るほうるto throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss
- 放映ほうえいtelevising, broadcasting, airing
- 放火ほうかarson, setting fire
Practice in Kanjiru
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