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放
Release, Let Go
はな-す (hana-su), はな-つ (hana-tsu), はな-れる (hana-reru), ほう-る (hou-ru)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
The kanji 放 appears in words like 放送 (broadcast), 解放 (liberation), and 放置 (leave alone). It always involves the idea of releasing, letting go, or setting free.
Memory Trick
Imagine opening a BIRD CAGE and LETTING the bird FLY FREE into the sky. That act of releasing is 放.
Readings
Onyomi: ホウ (hou)
Kunyomi: はな-す (hana-su), はな-つ (hana-tsu), はな-れる (hana-reru), ほう-る (hou-ru)
Example Words
放送
ほうそう (housou)
Broadcast
放す
はなす (hanasu)
To let go
解放
かいほう (kaihou)
Liberation
放置
ほうち (houchi)
Leaving unattended
Example Sentence
鳥を 空へ 放しました。
とりを そらへ はました。
tori o sora e hanashimashita
I released the bird into the sky.