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JLPT N3 Intermediate

放す

To let go, release, or set free.

Readings

Other forms

放します polite form
放した plain past
放して te-form
放さない plain negative
Verb (Godan, Transitive)

To let go / release

Refers to the act of unhanding an object or setting a living being free from confinement.

Example

危ない から 、 ハンドル から 手 を 放さないで ください 。

It's dangerous, so please don't let go of the steering wheel.

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放す
はなす
To let go, release, or set free.
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