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放る · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	放ほうる	放ほうらない
Polite	放ほうります	放ほうりません
Past polite	放ほうりました	放ほうりませんでした
Past	放ほうった	放ほうらなかった
Te-form	放ほうって	放ほうらないで
Desire	放ほうりたい	放ほうりたくない
Potential	放ほうれる	放ほうれない
Passive	放ほうられる	放ほうられない
Causative	放ほうらせる	放ほうらせない
Causative passive	放ほうらせられるalso 放ほうらされる	放ほうらせられないalso 放ほうらされない
Volitional	放ほうろう
Polite volitional	放ほうりましょう
Imperative	放ほうれ	放ほうるな
Conditional	放ほうれば	放ほうらなければ
Tara conditional	放ほうったら	放ほうらなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

throw; fling; hurl; toss

General verb for throwing something with force or casually. Often implies a somewhat rough or careless action.

彼かれはボールを遠とおくへ放ほうった。
He threw the ball far away.
いらない書しょ類るいをゴミ箱ばこに放ほうってください。
Please toss the unnecessary papers into the trash.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

leave alone; neglect; abandon; give up on

Used when leaving something undone, unfinished, or unattended. Often appears in the phrase 放っておく (leave alone/ignore).

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を〈場ば所しょ〉に放ほうるto toss/throw something into a place
使つかい終おわった缶かんをごみ箱ばこに放ほうった。
I tossed the used can into the trash can.
〈事こと〉を放ほうってしまうto abandon or leave something unfinished
途と中ちゅうで仕し事ごとを放ほうってしまった。
I ended up abandoning the job halfway through.
〈物もの〉を〈人ひと〉に放ほうるto toss something to someone
ボールを弟おとうとに放ほうって渡わたした。
I tossed the ball to my brother.

Kanji

放set free, release, fire
抛hurl

Related words

投なげるN4sense 1
投げる is the neutral, all-purpose verb for throwing, while 放る adds a nuance of carelessness or roughness.
放ほう置ちN1sense 2
放置する is a formal, written word for leaving something unattended, while 放る is a casual spoken verb with the same 'neglect' sense.
捨すてるN5sense 1
捨てる specifically means to discard or throw away permanently, whereas 放る can mean a casual toss without necessarily discarding.
見み捨すてるN1sense 2
見捨てる means to abandon someone or something emotionally or morally, a stronger and more final act than the casual neglect implied by 放る.

Word family

放ほうり込こむN1
throw into; toss into · throw-in; take a throw-in
放ほうり出だすN1
throw out; toss; dump · abandon; leave behind; give up on · dismiss; fire; expel
ほうりこみ
throw-in (go); sacrifice stone (go)
放ほうり上あげる
hurl up; throw upward; toss up
放ほうり投なげる
throw; toss; fling · abandon; give up; lay aside
放ほうりっぱなし
left as is; untouched; unrestrained

Written forms

放るUsage48%
- ほうる
  Standard kanji spelling for both throwing and leaving/neglecting senses.
- ほる
ほるUsage37%
ほうるUsage13%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing, especially for the 'leave alone' sense.
抛るUsage2%
rarely-used kanji form
- ほうる
  Rarely used kanji form; 放る is preferred.
- ほる

Etymology

The reading ほうる is a sound shift from ほる, which is the older form. The kanji 放 carries meanings of 'release' and 'let go', fitting both the throwing and neglecting senses.