放 — set free, release, fire
はなつ
放
set free
はなつ
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.
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Meanings
- set free
- release
- fire
- shoot
- emit
- banish
- liberate
Readings
- On'yomi
- ほう hou
- Kun'yomi
- はな hana こ ko っぱな ppana
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).
放
送
housou
broadcasting
開
放
kaihou
opening
放
題
houdai
as much as one likes
放
出
houshutsu
release
ニ
ッ
ポ
ン
放
送
nipponhousou
Nippon Broadcasting System
追
放
tsuihou
exile
放
火
houka
arson
放
る
houru
to throw
放
水
housui
discharge of water (from a river, dam, etc.)
放
流
houryuu
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam)
放
置
houchi
leaving alone
民
放
minpou
commercial broadcasting
放
課
後
houkago
after school
公
共
放
送
koukyouhousou
public broadcasting (e.g. NHK, BBC)
民
間
放
送
minkanhousou
commercial broadcasting
解
放
kaihou
release
放
任
hounin
noninterference
奔
放
honpou
wild
Words by frequency and grade
34 wordsEach dot is a word containing 放: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 11 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.