釈放|しゃくほうshakuhou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbrelease; liberation; acquittal
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 釈放する(しゃくほうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 釈放します(しゃくほうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 釈放しない(しゃくほうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 釈放しません(しゃくほうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 釈放せず・釈放せぬ(しゃくほうせず・しゃくほうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 釈放した(しゃくほうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 釈放しました(しゃくほうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 釈放しなかった(しゃくほうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 釈放しませんでした(しゃくほうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 釈放して(しゃくほうして) |
| Potential | 釈放できる(しゃくほうできる) |
| Passive | 釈放される(しゃくほうされる) |
| Causative | 釈放させる(しゃくほうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 釈放させられる(しゃくほうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 釈放すれば(しゃくほうすれば) |
| tara | 釈放したら(しゃくほうしたら) |
| Volitional | 釈放しよう(しゃくほうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 釈放しましょう(しゃくほうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 釈放しろ(しゃくほうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym解放かいほうNeutralLiberation from bondage or oppression, as in 「奴隷解放」. 「釈放」 is used only for letting a detained or held person go.
- Synonym放免ほうめんWrittenWritten/formal: setting free a suspect found innocent, or a prisoner whose sentence is complete, as in 「無罪放免」. 「釈放」 is the more common word.
- Related放すはなすNeutralTo let go or set loose, as in 「鳥を放す」. 「釈放」 is for releasing a person from custody or detention.
- Related解き放すときはなすNeutralTo undo restraints and set someone or something free. 「釈放」 is used only for letting a detained or held person go.
- Related解き放つときはなつWrittenWritten/formal: to free someone or something from bonds or restraint. 「釈放」 is used only for releasing a person in custody.
- Antonym逮捕たいほNeutralArresting a suspect; the opposite of 「釈放」.
- Antonym拘束こうそくNeutralRestricting a person's physical freedom; the opposite of 「釈放」.
Use 「釈放」 for releasing someone in custody, as in 「容疑者を釈放する」 or 「人質の釈放」. In formal prose, 「放免」 is letting go someone cleared of guilt or a prisoner whose term is over; 「解放」 is liberation from oppression; 「放す」 is letting an animal go. Opposites: 「逮捕」, 「拘束」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


