Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss.
  2. to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
放る ほうる
 
放る ほる
 
抛る ほうる
 
抛る ほる

Contained Kanji 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)