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JLPT N3 · More verbs

放す

はなす

to release; to let go

Stroke order of 放す

2 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

放 · 8 strokesす · 2 strokes

Memory trick

Strike 攵 it and send it off in any 方 direction: release.

Parts: 放 release (方 direction + 攵 strike) + kana す

The characters in 放す

  • す す — su (2 strokes)

Example sentence

子どもは魚を川に放しました。

こどもはさかなをかわにはなしました。

The child released the fish into the river.

Words with 放

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