放す (はなす, hanasu) Japanese meaning: release | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000放す · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 放す | 放さない |
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| Polite | 放します | 放しません |
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| Past polite | 放しました | 放しませんでした |
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| Past | 放した | 放さなかった |
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| Te-form | 放して | 放さないで |
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| Desire | 放したい | 放したくない |
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| Potential | 放せる | 放せない |
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| Passive | 放される | 放されない |
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| Causative | 放させる | 放させない |
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| Causative passive | 放させられる | 放させられない |
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| Volitional | 放そう | |
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| Polite volitional | 放しましょう | |
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| Imperative | 放せ | 放すな |
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| Conditional | 放せば | 放さなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 放したら | 放さなかったら |
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He let go of the balloon he was holding.
The police released the suspect.
Usage patterns
〈物〉から手を放すto let go of something with one's hand
He accidentally let go of the rope.
〈物〉を水に放すto soak cut vegetables in water (to remove bitterness)
Soak the cut potatoes in water to remove the bitterness.
〈動物〉を放すto release an animal (into the wild, from a cage, etc.)
I released the turtle I had caught into the pond.
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放す means to let go or release something, the opposite of 押さえる's sense of holding something down in place.
放す means to let go or release, the direct opposite of 握り締める which means to grip something tightly.
抱く (だく) means to hold someone close in one's arms, while 放す (はなす) means to let go of or release them.
pasturing; letting an animal run loose · leaving unchecked; letting things take their own course; leaving at large
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free-range rearing; pasturing; grazing · letting run loose; letting run free
push away; thrust aside · detach oneself from; keep away from; abandon · act coldly; do without emotion · extend a wide lead over (an opponent)
left open; left ajar · outspoken; frank; blunt
abandon; give up on; desert
left open; left ajar · outspoken; frank
threshold without sliding-door grooves; plain sill
kick free; kick loose; kick away · kick open (e.g., a sliding door)
as-cast; raw casting
fire (a gun); shoot; let off; blow away
win continuously; keep on winning
undressed concrete; unfaced concrete · driving range
fire; shoot
unsheathe a sword; draw a sword
shake off; break free of
push away; shove aside; reject coldly
