放

release, set free

JLPT N3 Grade 3 8 strokes

Kun'yomi: はな.す・-っぱな.し・はな.つ・はな.れる
On'yomi: ホウ

放 means "release, set free". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 8 strokes. It is read はな.す・-っぱな.し・はな.つ・はな.れる in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ホウ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

放 in example sentences

放ほうっておけ。

Houtte oke.

Leave it.
トムを放はなせ。

Tomu o hanase.

Set Tom free.
手てを放はなして。

Te o hanashite.

Let go of my hand.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 放 mean?: 放 means "release, set free". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 放 have?: 放 is written in 8 strokes.
How is 放 read?: It is read はな.す・-っぱな.し・はな.つ・はな.れる in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ホウ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 放?: 放 is a JLPT N3 kanji.

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