放

8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3

set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate

Kun'yomi
  • はなす
    		to release ②to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
  • はなつ
    		to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.) ②to set free ③to emit (e.g. light) ④to send out (a person to carry out a duty)
  • はなれる
    		to get free (from)
  • -っぱなし
  • こく
    		to expel (from the body) ②to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.) ③to do
  • ほうる
    		to throw ②to neglect
On'yomi
  • ホウ
Nanori
  • はなれ

Main Radical

攴(KanXi) 方(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

ホウ 40.8%
ほうる 40.8%
はなすはなつはなれる 18.4%
こく 0.0%

Character Breakdown

set free, release, fire
ホウ　ほう.る　はな.す (3rd, N3)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Contained In

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Common Words

はな
放
　
つ
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.) ②to set free ③to emit (e.g. light) ④to send out (a person to carry out a duty)
ほう
放
　
る
to throw ②to neglect
はな
放
　
す
to release ②to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
かい
解
ほう
放
release ②deallocation (of computer memory)
ほう
放
そう
送
broadcasting
ほう
放
か
課
ご
後
after school (at the end of the day)
と
解
　
き
はな
放
　
つ
to release
ほう
放
き
棄
abandonment
ほう
放
しゅつ
出
release
ほう
放
ち
置
leaving as is
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References

Unicode hex code 653E
JIS X 0208 1-42-92
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Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2333
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 853
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13133
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Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 414
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 314
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 325
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 723
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 935
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 507
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4h4.1
Four corner code 0824.0
De Roo Code 466