放る (Houru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto throw; to fling; to hurl; to toss
- godan verb, transitive verbto neglect; to abandon; to leave alone; to give up on; to leave undone; to leave unfinished
Examples
その車は何週間も放ってある。
The car has been kicking around the roadside for weeks.
いい球を放るようになったな、恵一君。
You throw a good ball nowadays, Keiichi.
君が虐待されているのを放ってはいられない。
I will not allow you to be ill-treated.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).