The kanji 放: meaning, readings and stroke order

放

Meaning: let go, release
On reading: ホウ hou
Kun reading: はな（す） hanasu、はな（つ） hanatsu、はな（れる） hanareru、ほう（る） houru
Strokes: 8
Radical: 攴 rap
Level: Level 3 · grade 3

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: thả ra, phát đi (phóng)
Japanese: はなす。とおくへだす。
Korean: 놓아주다, 내보내다 (방)
Chinese: 放开、放走

Readings, words and example sentences

ホウ hou · on reading

放ほう送そう
broadcast, announcement
学校の 放ほう送そうを聞きます。
We listen to the school announcements.

はな（す） hanasu · kun reading

放はなす
to let go, to set free
つった魚を川に 放はなします。
I let the fish I caught go back into the river.

はな（つ） hanatsu · kun reading · less common

放はなつ
to shoot (an arrow)
弓から矢を 放はなちます。
I shoot an arrow from the bow.

はな（れる） hanareru · kun reading · less common

放はなれる
to get loose
馬がつなから 放はなれました。
The horse got loose from its rope.

ほう（る） houru · kun reading · less common

放ほうる
to throw, to toss
ボールを遠くへ 放ほうります。
I throw the ball far away.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.