放
1. Meaning and Reading
- release, let go, set free
- Onyomi : ほう
- Kunyomi : はなす, ほうる
2. Kanji Explanation
- 攵 : stick
Pointing outward and driving something away with a stick (攵), symbolizing ‘to release’ or ‘to drive out’. The reading comes from 方 (ほう).
3. Example Words
放す
はなす
to release
手を放す。
Let go of the hand.
放っておく
ほうっておく
to leave alone, to neglect
問題を放っておかない。
I won’t leave the problem alone.
解放
かいほう
liberation, release
国が支配から解放された。
The country was liberated from control.