Hanatsu

放つ (Hanatsu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.), to shoot, to hit (e.g. baseball), to break wind”.

Meanings

  1. godan verb, transitive verbto fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to hit (e.g. baseball); to break wind
  2. godan verb, transitive verbto set free; to release; to let loose
  3. godan verb, transitive verbto emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
  4. godan verb, transitive verbto send out (a person to carry out a duty)
  5. godan verb, transitive verbto set fire toin the form 火を放つ

Examples

  • Proper praise stinks.

  • He cut a brilliant figure.

  • This gas gives off a bad smell.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 放つ

set free

Related words

to releasebroadcastingreleaseleaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.)arsonreleaseleaving as isabandonmentafter school (at the end of the day)to throw(doing) as one pleasesexile