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Kanji: 放

KANJI
8 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
はな
はな
はなれる
ほう
 ON 音 
ホウ
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:
攴(攵)
Radical name:
とまた (のぶん)
Meaning:
Set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 300 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N4
(ほうそう)する
to broadcast
N3
(はな)
to separate, to set free
N3
(ほうそう)
broadcast, broadcasting
N2
(かいほう)
release, liberation, emancipation
N2
(かいほう)
open, throw open, liberalization
N2
(はな)れる
to leave, to get free, to cut oneself off
N2
(ほう)
to let go
N1
(ついほう)
exile, banishment
N1
(ほうき)
abandonment, renunciation, abdication (responsibility right)
N1
(ほうしゃ)
radiation, emission
N1
(ほうしゃのう)
radioactivity
N1
(ほうしゅつ)
release, emit
N1
(ほうち)
leave as is, leave to chance, leave alone, neglect
N1
(ほう)()
to throw into
N1
(ほう)()
to throw out, to fire, to expel, to give up, to abandon, to neglect
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