Word · 単語
放つ
Reading はなつ
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.)
- 1 to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.), to shoot, to hit (e.g. baseball), to break wind
- 2 to set free, to release, to let loose
- 3 to emit (e.g. light), to give off (e.g. a scent)
- 4 to send out (a person to carry out a duty)
- 5 to set fire to — in the form 火を放つ
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#3191
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Not started
Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
自賛は悪臭を放つ。
Proper praise stinks.
sense 3 · to emit (e.g. light)
彼は１回にホームランを放った。
He hit a home run in the first inning.
sense 1 · to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.)
それは虎を野に放つようなものだ。
It is like letting a tiger run loose.
sense 2 · to set free
彼は異彩を放っていた。
He cut a brilliant figure.
そのごみ箱は悪臭を放っていた。
The garbage-can gave off a bad smell.
sense 3 · to emit (e.g. light)