| 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) |
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 spout (bullshit), 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
| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
937 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 射 【シャ】 archery, mapping, map, morphism, arrow
- 射撃 【シャゲキ】 firing, shooting, fire, gunshot, marksmanship
- 照射 【ショウシャ】 irradiation, radiation, beaming, exposure (to light), illumination
- 投射 【トウシャ】 projection (of an image)
Kun reading compounds
- 射る 【いる】 to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
- 射す 【さす】 to shine
- 撃つ 【うつ】 to shoot (a gun, person, etc.), to fire
Readings
- Korean:
- sa, seog
Spanish
- disparar
- tirar
- radiar
- liberar
Portuguese
- dispare
- brilha dentro
- sobre
- arte do arco e flexa
French
- lancer une flèche
- tir à l'arc
- sur
- briller
| 893 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 882 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1000 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4603 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 989 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1144 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 900 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 922 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1015 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 505 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1850 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 979 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1327 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1257 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7434 | Morohashi |
| 1458 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1380 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1249 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1338 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 902 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 848 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a10.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 2440.0 | Four corner code |
| 2420.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c04 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
382 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 線 【セン】 line, stripe, stria, line (e.g. telephone line), wire, ray (e.g. X-ray), beam, line (e.g. of a railroad), track, route, lane, outline, contours, form, level, division, line (of action), position, approach, policy, principle, impression one leaves, air one gives off
- 繊維 【センイ】 fibre, fiber
- 横線 【オウセン】 horizontal line
- 赤外線 【セキガイセン】 infrared rays, infrared radiation
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- línea
- cable
- frontera
- raíl
- carril
Portuguese
- linha
- trilha
French
- ligne
- voie
| 447 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 176 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 329 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 247 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3580 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 389 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 826 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 299 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 299 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 841 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1551 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1760 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 944 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1273 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1351 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27641 | Morohashi |
| 1392 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4548 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1339 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1438 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 236 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2742 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a9.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 2693.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7dda | Unicode hex code |