放つ|はなつhanatsu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to hit (e.g. baseball); to break wind
   彼かれはその兵士へいしをねらって矢やを放はなった。↗

   He shot an arrow at the soldier.
2. godan verb, transitive verbto set free; to release; to let loose
   それは虎とらを野のに放はなつようなものだ。↗

   It is like letting a tiger run loose.
3. godan verb, transitive verbto emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
   そのごみ箱ばこは悪臭あくしゅうを放はなっていた。↗

   The garbage-can gave off a bad smell.
4. godan verb, transitive verbto send out (a person to carry out a duty)
5. godan verb, transitive verbto set fire toin the form 火を放つ

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

• Synonym撃つうつNeutralFor shooting a gun. 「放つ」 is more literary, and its object can also be arrows, light, smells, or an animal being set free.
• Synonym発射はっしゃNeutralFor launching bullets, rockets, or missiles. 「放つ」 is a native Japanese word whose range of objects is wider.
• Synonym銃撃じゅうげきWrittenWritten style: shooting with a gun, as in a gun attack. 「放つ」 is not limited to guns.
• Synonym発砲はっぽうWrittenWritten style: firing a gun or cannon, common in news reports. 「放つ」 is more literary.
• Synonym射撃しゃげきNeutralFiring a gun, and also the sport of shooting. 「放つ」 is a general literary verb.
• SynonymシュートNeutralLoanword for a shot at goal or in basketball; sports reports also use 「シュートを放つ」.
• Synonym解放かいほうNeutralLiberation, freeing from restraints. 「放つ」 is about physically sending something out.
• Synonym逃がすにがすNeutralTo let something go or allow it to escape; also to miss a chance. 「放つ」 implies deliberate release or firing.
• Synonym発するはっするWrittenWritten style: to emit sound, light, or smells, or to set out. 「放つ」 centers on radiating and shooting out.
• Synonym飛ばすとばすNeutralTo make something fly or hurl it; also to skip over or drive fast. 「放つ」 leans toward firing and releasing.
• Synonym放出ほうしゅつNeutralRelease or discharge of energy, goods, and the like. 「放つ」 is the native Japanese verb.
• Synonym放すはなすNeutralTo let go of one's grip or release an animal. 「放つ」 is more literary and also covers firing.
• Synonym放流ほうりゅうNeutralReleasing dammed water or stocking fish into rivers. 「放つ」 is broader in scope.
• Synonymぶっ放すぶっぱなすCasualColloquial and rough in tone: to fire a gun or cannon abruptly. 「放つ」 is the more literary word.
• RelatedシュートNeutralLoanword for a shot at goal or in basketball; sports reports also use 「シュートを放つ」.
• Related発散はっさんNeutralFor light, heat, smells, or emotions dispersing outward, as in 「ストレスを発散する」; 「放つ」 stresses shooting or sending out.
• Related放免ほうめんWrittenWritten style: releasing a prisoner or suspect; a legal term. 「放つ」 is not confined to legal use.
• Related照射しょうしゃWrittenWritten style: directing light or radiation onto something. 「放つ」 is about emitting.
• Related射出しゃしゅつWrittenWritten style: shooting or jetting something out. 「放つ」 is the native Japanese verb.
• Related解き放すときはなすNeutralTo undo restraints and set something free. 「放つ」 can also mean letting go, but adds senses of firing and emitting.
• Related放り出すほうりだすCasualColloquial: to throw something out or abandon it. 「放つ」 leans toward firing and releasing.
• Related射光しゃこうWrittenA rare written word for radiating light; in everyday language say 「光を放つ」.
• Antonym捉えるとらえるNeutralAntonym: to catch or seize, the reverse of 「放つ」 letting go and releasing.
• Antonym収めるおさめるNeutralAntonym: to put away or store, the reverse of 「放つ」 sending something out.

In written prose, use 「放つ」 for firing arrows, emitting light or smells, or setting something free. For shooting a gun use 「撃つ」 or 「発砲」, for launching rockets 「発射」, for letting go of one's grip 「放す」, for releasing fish 「放流」; to catch is 「捉える」.

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

1. （まれに「免めんつ」とも）繫つながれていたり閉じ込とじこめられたりしているものを自由じゆうにする。
2. 手元てもとから遠とおくへ飛とばす。
3. 光ひかり・音おん・においなどを出だす。
4. 任務にんむを帯おびた人ひとを送り出おくりだす。
5. 追放ついほうする。