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放 · set free, release

放 is a kanji meaning set free, release, fire, shoot. It has 8 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ホウhō

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • はなすhanasu
  • -っぱなし-ppanashi
  • はなつhanatsu
  • はなれるhanareru
  • こくkoku
  • ほうるhōru

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 放 · 13 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 放
WordReadingMeaningLevel
放送ほうそうbroadcastingN4
放すはなすto separate, to set freeN3
放れるはなれるto leave, to get free, to cut oneself offN3
解放かいほうrelease, liberation, emancipationN2
開放かいほうopen, throw open, liberalizationN2
放るほうるto let goN2
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More words that use 放
WordReadingMeaningLevel
追放ついほうexile, banishmentN1
放射ほうしゃradiation, emissionN1
放射能ほうしゃのうradioactivityN1
放出ほうしゅつrelease, emitN1
放置ほうちleave as is, leave alone, neglectN1
放り込むほうりこむto throw intoN1
放り出すほうりだすto throw out, to give up, to abandonN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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