► 動詞
放す [(2)はなす] meaning: free rank: 1
☆ 手を放すな！ ⇨ Don’t lose your grip! Don’t let it go! Hold on tight!
☆ 放してよ！ ⇨ Let go of me!
☆ 彼女は犬を庭に放した ⇨ She freed her dog in the yard (☛ Usually about non-human animals)
放って置く [ほうっておく] [coll] meaning: leave alone rank: 1
☆ 放っておいてよ！ ⇨ Leave me alone!
☆ 私は部品を接着して固まるように数時間放っておいた ⇨ I glued together the parts and left them to cure for several hours
放る [ほうる] meaning: leave alone rank: 1
☆ 子供が遊んだおもちゃを部屋中に放ったままにしている ⇨ The kids left the toys they’d played all over the room
放り出す [(4)ほうりだす] meaning: abandon rank: 2
☆ 彼は仕事を放り出して酒を飲みに出かけた ⇨ He abandoned his work and went out to have a drink
放つ [(2)はなつ] [liter] meaning: produce rank: 2
☆ 彼はKOパンチを放った ⇨ He threw an OK punch
放つ [(2)はなつ] [liter] meaning: release rank: 2
☆ 動物の死骸が悪臭を放っていた ⇨ The animal corpse was releasing stench
放り投げる [(5)ほうりなげる] meaning: throw rank: 2
☆ 彼女は彼の服を窓から放り投げた ⇨ She threw his clothes out of the window (☛ Throw something carelessly, often angrily)
放る [ほうる] meaning: throw rank: 2
☆ 彼は本を床に放った ⇨ He tossed his book on the floor (☛ Toss, typically underhand)
放り出す [(4)ほうりだす] meaning: throw away rank: 2
☆ 彼は壊れたテレビを家の前に放り出したままにした ⇨ He just threw out the broken TV in front of his house
放す [ほかす] [dial] meaning: throw away rank: 3
☆ ここにゴミを放したのは誰だ？ ⇨ Who threw away garbage here? (☛ A western dialect)
► 名詞
放し飼い [はなしがい] meaning: keep rank: 4
☆ 彼は犬を放し飼いにしている ⇨ He is letting his dogs roam free (☛ Keep animals free, usually in a farm)
► 接尾辞
放し [ぱなし] [coll] meaning: continue rank: 2
☆ 数日間鼻水が出っ放しだ ⇨ My nose has been running non-stop for several days
☆ ジャイアンツは最近タイガースにやられっ放しだ ⇨ The Giants have been beaten by the Tigers recently (☛ A bad situation to continue)
放し [ぱなし] [coll] meaning: leave rank: 2
☆ 子供の玩具が放りっ放しだ (ほうりっぱなし) ⇨ The kid’s toys are left scattered around
☆ 彼は何でもやりっ放しのままだ ⇨ He leaves everything half done without finishing
☆ 戸が開けっ放しになっている ⇨ The door is left open