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手放す · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	手て放ばなす	手て放ばなさない
Polite	手て放ばなします	手て放ばなしません
Past polite	手て放ばなしました	手て放ばなしませんでした
Past	手て放ばなした	手て放ばなさなかった
Te-form	手て放ばなして	手て放ばなさないで
Desire	手て放ばなしたい	手て放ばなしたくない
Potential	手て放ばなせる	手て放ばなせない
Passive	手て放ばなされる	手て放ばなされない
Causative	手て放ばなさせる	手て放ばなさせない
Causative passive	手て放ばなさせられる	手て放ばなさせられない
Volitional	手て放ばなそう
Polite volitional	手て放ばなしましょう
Imperative	手て放ばなせ	手て放ばなすな
Conditional	手て放ばなせば	手て放ばなさなければ
Tara conditional	手て放ばなしたら	手て放ばなさなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

let go of; release; drop

Physically releasing something held in the hand; also used figuratively for giving up control or attachment.

彼かれは驚おどろいてコップを手て放ばなした。
He let go of the cup in surprise.
その考かんがえを手て放ばなすのは難むずかしかった。
It was hard to let go of that idea.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

part with; relinquish; sell

Giving up a possession, often reluctantly; can imply selling or disposing of something valuable.

引ひっ越こしのため、多おおくの本ほんを手て放ばなした。
I parted with many books because of the move.
彼かれは借しゃっ金きんのために家いえを手て放ばなさざるを得えなかった。
He had to sell his house because of debt.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

send away; let go; part with (a person)

Used for letting a person go, such as a child leaving home or an employee leaving a job; often carries emotional weight.

親おやは娘むすめを留りゅう学がくに手て放ばなすのを寂さびしく思おもった。
The parents felt sad about sending their daughter off to study abroad.
会かい社しゃは有ゆう能のうな社しゃ員いんを手て放ばなしたくなかった。
The company didn't want to let go of its capable employee.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

temporarily stop working; take a break from work

Rare usage; means to pause or set aside work temporarily, often seen in older or literary contexts.

彼かれはしばらく仕し事ごとを手て放ばなして旅たびに出でた。
He temporarily stopped working and went on a journey.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を手て放ばなすto part with / sell / give up a possession
彼かれはついに古ふるい車くるまを手て放ばなした。
He finally parted with his old car.
〈人ひと〉を手て放ばなすto let a person go (e.g. a child leaving home, an employee leaving a job)
息子むすこを大だい学がくへ手て放ばなすのはつらかった。
It was hard to let my son go off to college.
〈物もの〉が手て放ばなせないto be unable to do without something; to find it indispensable
仕し事ごとでスマホが手て放ばなせない。
I can't do without my smartphone for work.
ハンドルを手て放ばなすto take one's hands off the steering wheel
運うん転てん中ちゅうにハンドルを手て放ばなすのは危き険けんだ。
It's dangerous to take your hands off the wheel while driving.

Kanji

手hand
放set free, release, fire
離detach, separation, disjoin

Related words

放はなすN3sense 1
放す means to release or set something free in general, while 手放す specifically means to let go of something from one's own hand or possession, often with emotional or financial weight.
売うるN5sense 2
売る simply means to sell for money, while 手放す can mean parting with something valuable through sale or otherwise, often reluctantly.
譲ゆずるN3sense 2
譲る means to hand something over or transfer it to someone else, whereas 手放す focuses on the act of giving up possession, not necessarily to a specific recipient.
放ほう棄きN1sense 1
放棄する is a formal word for abandoning rights or claims, while 手放す is more everyday and concrete, often about physically or practically letting go of something.
離はなすN3
手放す specifically means to let go of or give up something one is holding or owns, while 離す is the more general verb for creating distance or breaking contact.

Opposites

入にゅう手しゅN2sense 2
入手する means to obtain or acquire something, the opposite of 手放す, which means to part with or give up possession of something.
手てにするN2
手放す means to let go of or give up something one owns, the opposite of 手にする in the sense of gaining possession.

Don't confuse with

手て渡わたす
手放す looks similar to 手渡す but means to let go of or give up something (like a possession), not to hand it to someone in person.

Word family

手て放ばなし
not holding on; hands-free; letting go · unreserved; unrestrained; openly

Built from

手て+放はなす

Written forms

手て放ばなすUsage88%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news and common usage.
手て離ばなすUsage8%
Alternate kanji spelling using 離 (separate), seen occasionally but less common than 手放す.
手てばなすUsage4%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; included as a search variant but not a standard written form.

Etymology

Compound of 手 (hand) and 放す (release, let go). The literal meaning 'release from the hand' extended to figurative senses of giving up possessions or people.