Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 釈放する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 釈しゃく 放ほう する 釈しゃく 放ほう しない Polite 釈しゃく 放ほう します 釈しゃく 放ほう しません Past polite 釈しゃく 放ほう しました 釈しゃく 放ほう しませんでした Past 釈しゃく 放ほう した 釈しゃく 放ほう しなかった Te-form 釈しゃく 放ほう して 釈しゃく 放ほう しないで Desire 釈しゃく 放ほう したい 釈しゃく 放ほう したくない Potential 釈しゃく 放ほう できる 釈しゃく 放ほう できない Passive 釈しゃく 放ほう される 釈しゃく 放ほう されない Causative 釈しゃく 放ほう させる 釈しゃく 放ほう させない Causative passive 釈しゃく 放ほう させられる 釈しゃく 放ほう させられない Volitional 釈しゃく 放ほう しよう Polite volitional 釈しゃく 放ほう しましょう Imperative 釈しゃく 放ほう しろ 釈しゃく 放ほう するな Conditional 釈しゃく 放ほう すれば 釈しゃく 放ほう しなければ Tara conditional 釈しゃく 放ほう したら 釈しゃく 放ほう しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 釈しゃく 放ほう する to release someone (from custody)
The police released the suspect due to insufficient evidence.
〈 人ひと 〉 が 釈しゃく 放ほう される for someone to be released (from custody)
He was released three days later.
保ほ 釈しゃく 金きん を 払はら って 釈しゃく 放ほう される to be released after paying bail
She was released after paying bail.
Related words 解放 refers broadly to liberation from oppression, restriction, or confinement, while 釈放 specifically means official legal release from custody or detention.
放免 is an older, more formal word for release from custody or duty, while 釈放 is the standard modern legal term used in news reports.
釈放 means release from custody in general, while 保釈 specifically refers to release on bail pending trial.
釈放 refers to being released from custody or detention (sometimes before trial or after acquittal), while 出獄 specifically means leaving prison after serving a sentence.
Opposites· 13 逮捕 means to arrest and take into custody, the direct opposite of 釈放 , which means to release from custody.
拘束 means to restrain or detain someone, the opposite state to 釈放 , which means to free them from restraint.
釈放 means to release someone from custody, the direct opposite of 抑留 , which means to detain or intern them.
Show 10 more Show fewer 釈放 means to release someone from custody, the opposite of 留置 , which means to hold someone in custody.
釈放 means to release someone from custody, the direct opposite of 投獄 , which means to put someone into prison.
釈放 means to release someone from custody, the opposite of 収容 when it means detaining or interning a person.
釈放 means to release someone from custody, the opposite of 拘留 which means to hold someone in custody.
釈放 means to release someone from custody, the direct opposite of 拘置 , which means to keep them detained.
釈放 means to release someone from custody, the opposite of 幽閉 's act of confining them.
拘禁 means holding someone in custody, while 釈放 means releasing them from that custody.
釈放 means 'release from custody', the direct opposite of 収監 , which means being placed into prison.
釈放 means releasing someone from custody, the direct opposite of being placed under 勾留 .
釈放 means to release someone from custody, the opposite of 軟禁 which means to confine someone to a place.
Etymology 釈 (explain, release) + 放 (set free, release). The kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of setting someone free from legal restraint.
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