放 — set free, release, fire

はなつ放 set free

Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 8 strokes

U+653E Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #288 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #535 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

set free
release
fire
shoot
emit
banish
liberate

word

はな・ばな hana Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

放(はな) つ hanatsu to release 手(て) 放(ばな) す tebanasu to let go of 放(はな) す hanasu to release

ほう・ぽう hou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

放(ほう) 送(そう) housou broadcasting 開(かい) 放(ほう) kaihou opening 放(ほう) 題(だい) houdai as much as one likes 放(ほう) 出(しゅつ) houshutsu release ニッポン放(ほう) 送(そう) nipponhousou Nippon Broadcasting System 追(つい) 放(ほう) tsuihou exile 放(ほう) 火(か) houka arson 放(ほう) る houru to throw

Appears in idioms

自由奔放四字熟語

self, reason, run, set free

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Components

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かた方 direction #70

攵 strike

Used as component in (1)

ほう倣 emulate

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放 — set free, release, fire

Meanings

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はな・ばな hana Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

ほう・ぽう hou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (1)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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放 — set free, release, fire

Meanings

word

はな ・ばな hana Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

ほう ・ぽう hou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Appears in idioms

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (1)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

はな・ばな hana Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

ほう・ぽう hou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).