A hand tapping in a direction — to put, to release
| Stroke Count | 8 |
| Radical | 攵 (#66 — rap) |
| JLPT Levels | JLPT 1, JLPT 2, JLPT 3 |
| Frequency | #241 most common |
| Word | Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 放逐する | houchiku suru | to banish; to exile | JLPT 1 |
| 追放する | tsuihou suru | to banish; to expel | JLPT 1 |
| 釈放する | shakuhou suru | to release; to set free | JLPT 1 |
| 解放 | kaihou | liberation; emancipation | JLPT 1 |
| 放蕩 | houtou | debauchery; dissipation | JLPT 1 |
| 仮釈放 | kari shakuhou | parole; conditional release | JLPT 1 |
| 放射線 | houshasen | radiation | JLPT 1 |
| 放射能 | houshanou | radioactivity | JLPT 1 |
| 放射 | housha | radiation; emission | JLPT 1 |
| 豪放磊落 | gouhou rairaku | bold and broad-minded | JLPT 1 |
| 釈放 | shakuhou | release, acquittal | JLPT 1 |
| 放電 | houden | discharge (electrical) | JLPT 2 |
| 放火 | houka | arson | JLPT 2 |
Learn all words containing 放 with spaced repetition
放 is a Japanese character with the radical 攵.
The Japanese character 放 has 8 strokes. Its radical is 攵 (rap).
The radical of 放 is 攵 (rap, Kangxi radical #66).