| 1437 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 600 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1920 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1612 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1357 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1320 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 954 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 984 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 770 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 892 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 515 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 316 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 388 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2030 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12093 | Morohashi |
| 430 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2171 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2011 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2167 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1338 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
614 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 振り子 【フリコ】 pendulum
- 振興 【シンコウ】 promotion, encouragement
- 奪三振 【ダツサンシン】 striking a batter out
- 不振 【フシン】 dullness, slump, stagnation, inactivity, depression
Kun reading compounds
- 振る 【ふる】 to wave, to shake, to swing, to sprinkle, to throw (dice), to cast (actor), to allocate (work), to turn down (someone), to reject, to jilt, to dump, to abandon, to give up, to ruin, to add kana indicating a reading of a word, to slightly change headings, to change directions, to extract by broiling, to prepare an infusion of, to decoct, to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine), to bring up a topic, to lead to a topic, to replace, to substitute, to set up a joke for someone else
- 振る舞い 【ふるまい】 behavior, behaviour, conduct, entertainment, treat, feast, banquet
- 振れる 【ふれる】 to swing, to shake, to wave, to veer, to deflect, to lean towards
- 振るう 【ふるう】 to swing, to wield (physically), to exert, to exercise (e.g. power, ability), to exhibit, to display, to wield (metaphorically), to flourish, to prosper, to thrive
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ふり
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
- sacudir
- ondear
- agitar
- vibrar
- balancear
Portuguese
- agitar
- onda
- sacudir
- balançar
French
- secouer
- saupoudrer
- remuer
- balancer
- feindre
| 1365 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c7.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 5103.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 632f | Unicode hex code |
set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
288 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 放火 【ホウカ】 arson, setting fire
- 放映 【ホウエイ】 televising, broadcasting, airing
- 豪放 【ゴウホウ】 largehearted, frank, unaffected
- 性解放 【セイカイホウ】 sexual liberation, emancipation from gender restrictions
Kun reading compounds
- 放す 【はなす】 to release, to let go, to free, to set free, to let loose, to turn loose, to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
- 放つ 【はなつ】 to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.), to shoot, to hit (e.g. baseball), to break wind, to set free, to release, to let loose, to emit (e.g. light), to give off (e.g. a scent), to send out (a person to carry out a duty), to set fire to
- 放れる 【はなれる】 to get free (from), to be freed, to be released
- 放く 【こく】 to expel (from the body), to let off (a fart), to let out, to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.), to say, to do
- 放る 【ほうる】 to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss, to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はなれ
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- dejar libre
- soltar
- liberar
- emitir
- separarse
- abandonar
Portuguese
- libertar
- liberação
- fogo
- disparar
- emitir
- banir
- liberar
French
- libérer
- relâcher
- renvoyer
- enflammer
- bannir
- émettre
| 512 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 414 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 391 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 282 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2084 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 287 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 585 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 606 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 512 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 521 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 723 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 935 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1058 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 570 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 754 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 507 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13133 | Morohashi |
| 853 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2333 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 496 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 535 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 325 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 314 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 466 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4h4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 0824.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 653e | Unicode hex code |