放 – set free, release, fire

8 strokesTaught in grade 3#288 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 放 means set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ホウ (hou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is はな.す、-っぱな.し、はな.つ、はな.れる、こ.く、ほう.る (hanasu, ppanashi, hanatsu, hanareru, koku, houru). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 攴 (no. 66).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ホウ	hou
Kun’yomi	はな.す	hanasu
Kun’yomi	-っぱな.し	ppanashi
Kun’yomi	はな.つ	hanatsu
Kun’yomi	はな.れる	hanareru
Kun’yomi	こ.く	koku
Kun’yomi	ほう.る	houru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 攴 (Kangxi radical 66). Components: 方・攵・乞.

Words using 放

放送ほうそうbroadcasting放すはなすto release放れるはなれるto get free (from)解放かいほうrelease開放かいほうopening (a door, window, etc.)放るほうるto throw追放ついほうexile放射ほうしゃradiation放出ほうしゅつemission放置ほうちleaving as is放射能ほうしゃのうradioactivity放り込むほうりこむto throw into放り出すほうりだすto throw out

Example sentences

ニュースは毎時放送しています。

We broadcast news on the hour.

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その犬はボールを放そうとしなかった。

The dog wouldn't let go of the ball.

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人質は解放されるだろう。

The hostages will be released.

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Kanji with the same radical

政改数教整敗攻故散救敏敬敵敷敢

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