I Love Kanji放す (hanasu)
放す (はなす, hanasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to release; to let go”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- はなす
- Romaji
- hanasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to release; to let go; to free; to set free; to let loose · godan verb, transitive
- to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc. · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 放す
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 放す | はなす hanasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 放します | はなします hanashimasu |
| Negative | 放さない | はなさない hanasanai |
| Polite negative | 放しません | はなしません hanashimasen |
| Past | 放した | はなした hanashita |
| Polite past | 放しました | はなしました hanashimashita |
| Negative past | 放さなかった | はなさなかった hanasanakatta |
| Te-form | 放して | はなして hanashite |
| Potential | 放せる | はなせる hanaseru |
| Passive | 放される | はなされる hanasareru |
| Causative | 放させる | はなさせる hanasaseru |
| Volitional | 放そう | はなそう hanasou |
| Imperative | 放せ | はなせ hanase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 放せば | はなせば hanaseba |
Kanji in 放す
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 放す.
放送ほうそうbroadcasting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
Source: JMdict entry 1516460 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.