Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 放

放

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Meaning

 release, let go, send out, liberate

Pronunciation

 HŌ
hanasu

Explanation

 Left: side 方, right: beat 攵 (hand 又 with a stick ノ)

Mnemonic

His side is beaten to make him release and then let him go.

Radicals

放 release
方 direction
攵 Stick in a hand(The radical nobun shows a hand or 又 that holds a stick ノ (simplified from the Chinese radical 66 攴 for whip or rap.))
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Vocabulary

放す はなす to separate, to set free
放射能 ほうしゃのう radioactivity
放り出す ほうりだす to throw out, to fire, to expel, to give up, to abandon, to neglect
放り込む ほうりこむ to throw into
放る ほうる to let go
放れる はなれる to leave, to get free, to cut oneself off
放出 ほうしゅつ release, emit
放射 ほうしゃ radiation, emission
放置 ほうち leave as is, leave to chance, leave alone, neglect

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