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放す
hanasu
Description
「放す」は、手でつかんでいる物や、閉じこめている動物などを自由にする、という意味の動詞です。
"放す" is a verb meaning to free something held by hand or an animal kept confined.
つかまえた魚を川に放すときなどによく使います。
It is often used when releasing a caught fish back into the river.
Meanings
放すhanasu
to let go of; to release from one's grip
つかんだ手を放すと、ボールが落ちた。
When I let go of the hand I was holding, the ball dropped.
放すhanasu
to set free; to let loose an animal
小さい魚は川に放してあげた。
I released the small fish back into the river.
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Notes
- Nuance
放す (let go/set free) contrasts with 離す (separate/keep apart), though both read 'hanasu'.
- Etymology
from 放 (release) + す verb ending; transitive pair of intransitive 放れる.
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