リリースririisu

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbrelease (of a film, product, etc.); publication
    Mozilla Foundationは5月がつ1日ついたち、メール/ニュースクライアントソフトの最新版さいしんばん「Thunderbird 2.0.0.14」をリリースした。↗
    The Mozilla Foundation released the latest version of its email/news-client software, "Thunderbird 2.0.0.14" on May 1st.
  2. noun, suru verb, transitive verbrelease; liberation; setting free
  3. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, computingrelease (of a previously pressed mouse button)
Conjugation
Dictionary formリリースする
Polite (masu)リリースします
Negative (nai)リリースしない
polite (masen)リリースしません
classical zu / nuリリースせず・リリースせぬ
Past (ta)リリースした
polite (mashita)リリースしました
Past negative (nakatta)リリースしなかった
polite (masen deshita)リリースしませんでした
Te formリリースして
Potentialリリースできる
Passiveリリースされる
Causativeリリースさせる
Causative passiveリリースさせられる
Conditional (ba)リリースすれば
taraリリースしたら
Volitionalリリースしよう
polite (mashou)リリースしましょう
Imperativeリリースしろ

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym発行はっこうNeutral「発行」is for issuing newspapers, certificates, bonds and the like, as in 「パスポート発行」. 「リリース」centers on launching new products and works.
  • Synonym発表はっぴょうNeutral「発表」is for making things public — announcements, revealing results, as in 「合格発表」. 「リリース」is about new products or works going on the market.
  • Synonym出版しゅっぱんNeutral「出版」is for publishing books, as in 「出版社」. 「リリース」covers launches of software, music and other new works.
  • Synonym刊行かんこうWritten「刊行」is written/formal prose for publishing books and periodicals, as in 「定期刊行物」. 「リリース」focuses on launching new works.
  • Synonym公刊こうかんWritten「公刊」is written/formal prose for publishing something to make it public. 「リリース」centers on launching new software, music and other works.
  • Antonym拘束こうそくNeutral「拘束」is the opposite of 「リリース」on the release-vs-restraint axis: it means restraining someone and limiting their personal freedom.
  • Antonym捕獲ほかくNeutral「捕獲」is the opposite of 「リリース」on the release-vs-catch axis: it means capturing animals, as when you 「キャッチ」 and then release.
  • Antonym閉じ込めるとじこめるNeutral「閉じ込める」is the opposite of 「リリース」on the letting-go axis: it means locking people or animals up so they cannot get out.

Use 「リリース」 for launching new software, music or films (「新曲リリース」, 「プレスリリース」) and for releasing caught fish. For publishing books use 「出版」 or 「刊行」; for issuing documents or papers 「発行」; for announcements 「発表」. Opposites: 「拘束」, 「捕獲」, 「閉じ込める」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 自由じゆうにすること。
  2. 離はなすこと。
  3. 初公開はつこうかい、発表はっぴょう、発売はつばい。
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