漢字道KANJIDO

8 strokesRadical

8Elementary year 38 strokesRadical
On
ホウ
Kun
はな(す)・はな(つ)・はな(れる)
Meaning
release, let go

Origin

ORIGIN

方 (sound) + 攵 (action by hand) — to let go with the hand and send away: to release.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ホウ放送・放棄・追放
はなす放す・手放す

Compare: 離す

はなつ放つ
はなれる放れる

Compare: 離れる

ほうる放る

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 放送ほうそう

    broadcast

  • 放課後ほうかご

    after school

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

鳥を 空に 放しました。

I set the bird free into the sky.

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