| 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 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 |
wandering, waves, billows, reckless, unrestrained
- On:
- ロウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1508 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 浪 【ロウ】 person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
- 浪人 【ロウニン】 ronin, masterless samurai, high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination, person out of work, jobless person, wanderer, drifter
- 放浪 【ホウロウ】 wandering, roaming, drifting
- １浪 【イチロウ】 failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なに、 なみ
- Korean:
- rang
Spanish
- ola
- onda
- ondulación
- fluctuación
- divagación
- vagar
- inutilidad
Portuguese
- vagabundando
- ondas
- vagas
French
- ondes
- vagues
- flots
| 1937 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1445 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2570 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1197 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1475 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1339 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1753 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1877 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1398 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1202 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 527 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 323 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 398 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1482 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17482 | Morohashi |
| 439 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3155 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1470 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1580 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1362 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 365 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3313.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d6a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1973 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 癖 【クセ】 habit (usu. a bad one), tendency, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, mannerism, quirk, crease, wrinkle, curl, kink
- 妄想癖 【モウソウヘキ】 (having an) overactive imagination, tendency to get lost in one's imagination
- 盗癖 【トウヘキ】 propensity to steal, thieving habits, kleptomania
Kun reading compounds
- 癖 【くせ】 habit (usu. a bad one), tendency, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, mannerism, quirk, crease, wrinkle, curl, kink
- 癖に 【くせに】 and yet, though, when, in spite of
- 悪い癖 【わるいくせ】 bad habit, bad habits
- 自傷癖 【じしょうくせ】 (practice of) self-injury, (habit of) self-harm
- 癖に 【くせに】 and yet, though, when, in spite of
- 癖になる 【くせになる】 to become a habit, to be addictive, to be moreish
Readings
- Korean:
- byeog
Spanish
- costumbre
- hábito
- debilidad
- vicio
- manía
Portuguese
- maneirismo
- hábito
- vício
- traço
- falta
- entortar
French
- manie
- mauvaise habitude
- vice
- trait (caractère)
- défaut
- frisé
| 1781 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1903 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3082 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1702 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1550 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1490 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1589 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1364 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1358 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4080 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2069 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2805 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1707 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22550 | Morohashi |
| 3290 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3848 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1691 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1826 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1895 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5i13.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-5-13 | SKIP code |
| 0014.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7656 | Unicode hex code |