Kanji

放

Meaning

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

Onyomi

  • hou (ホウ)

Kunyomi

  • hanasu (はなす)
  • -ppanashi (-っぱなし)
  • hanatsu (はなつ)
  • hanareru (はなれる)
  • koku (こく)
  • houru (ほうる)

Examples

解放する
to release
kaihousuru
放す
to let go
hanasu
放つ
to release, let go
hanatsu