解放|かいほうkaihou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbrelease; unleashing; liberation; emancipation; setting free
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, computingdeallocation (of computer memory)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 解放する（かいほうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 解放します（かいほうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 解放しない（かいほうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 解放しません（かいほうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 解放せず・解放せぬ（かいほうせず・かいほうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 解放した（かいほうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 解放しました（かいほうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 解放しなかった（かいほうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 解放しませんでした（かいほうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 解放して（かいほうして） |
| Potential | 解放できる（かいほうできる） |
| Passive | 解放される（かいほうされる） |
| Causative | 解放させる（かいほうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 解放させられる（かいほうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 解放すれば（かいほうすれば） |
| tara | 解放したら（かいほうしたら） |
| Volitional | 解放しよう（かいほうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 解放しましょう（かいほうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 解放しろ（かいほうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym放免ほうめんWrittenWritten word for releasing someone in custody, usually after acquittal or a completed sentence, as in 「無罪放免」; 「解放」 is not limited to legal detention.
- Synonym放すはなすNeutralNeutral word for letting go by hand or turning an animal loose, as in 「鳥を放す」 — a concrete act; 「解放」 stresses breaking free from bonds or oppression.
- Synonym釈放しゃくほうWrittenWritten legal term for releasing a detained person, as in 「容疑者を釈放する」; 「解放」 also covers hostages, peoples, and freedom of mind and body.
- Synonym逃がすにがすNeutralNeutral word for letting go of something caught, or letting prey or a chance slip away, as in 「チャンスを逃がす」; common in speech.
- Synonym解き放すときはなすWrittenWritten word for undoing bonds and letting go, or separating things that are joined; fairly rare — in daily speech prefer 「解放する」 or 「解き放つ」.
- Synonym解き放つときはなつWrittenWritten and slightly literary word for releasing from bonds, taking concrete or abstract objects, as in 「心を解き放つ」.
- Antonym拘束こうそくWrittenOpposite of 「解放」: written word for holding a body in custody or restricting action by rules, as in 「身柄を拘束する」.
- Antonym抑圧よくあつWrittenOpposite of 「解放」: written word for forcibly suppressing speech, action, or freedom, as in 「言論の抑圧」.
- Antonym束縛そくばくNeutralOpposite of 「解放」: neutral word for tying up or restricting freedom of action, as in 「時間に束縛される」.
Use 「解放」 for breaking free from bonds or oppression, as in 「人質解放」. For legally releasing someone use 「釈放」; for physically letting go use 「放す」; for a literary touch use 「解き放つ」. The opposites are 「拘束」 and 「束縛」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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