Today’s Kanji is “放” (hana-su); Kanji for “to release”.
Handwritten Kanji “放” (hana-su)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “放”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 放 | ホウ はな-す はな-つ はな-れる ほう-る | hou hana-su hana-tsu hana-reru hou-ru | 8 | 攵 | to release |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “放”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 羊の放牧 | ひつじのほうぼく | Hitsuji no hōboku | Sheep grazing |
| 刑務所から釈放される | けいむしょからしゃくほうされる | Keimusho kara shakuhō sareru | Released from prison |
| 光を放つ | ひかりをはなつ | Hikari wo hanatsu | To give off light |
放つ（はなつ）= to release, to fire, to free, to give off
