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解放
kaihou
Description
「解放」は、しばられていた人やものを自由にすることです。
"解放" means to free a person or thing that was bound or confined.
仕事や大変なことが終わって、楽になったときにもよく使います。
It is also often used when work or something difficult is finished and you feel relieved.
Meanings
解放kaihou
setting someone or something free; liberation
戦争が終わって、国が解放された。
The war ended, and the country was liberated.
解放kaihou
release from pressure, work, or a burden
試験が終わって、やっと解放された気分だ。
The exam is over, and I finally feel free.
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Notes
- Etymology
解 (untie, release) + 放 (let go, free) — together 'to untie and let go'.
- Nuance
解放 frees from restriction or pressure; 開放 (same reading) means opening up a space or market.
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