noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
absentmindedness; daze; preoccupation
Describes a state of being mentally absent, spaced out, or lost in thought, often with a blank expression. Commonly used with する to mean 'to be in a daze' or 'to be absentminded'.
彼は放心したように窓の外を見ていた。
He was staring out the window as if in a daze.
I missed my stop because I was spaced out.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
peace of mind; relief; setting one's mind at ease
Dated usage meaning to stop worrying and feel relieved. Now mostly replaced by 安心 or 気が楽になる in everyday speech.
その知らせを聞いて彼はようやく放心した。
Upon hearing the news, he finally felt at ease.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
loss of moral sense; straying from virtue
Archaic Mencian philosophical term referring to the loss of one's innate moral sense, contrasted with 良心 (conscience). Not used in modern Japanese outside historical or philosophical contexts.
孟子の思想では、放心は良心を失った状態を指す。
In Mencian thought, 放心 refers to a state of having lost one's moral sense.