1.
to release, to let go, to set free
To allow something or someone to go free; to release from confinement.
鳥を空に放つ。
To release a bird into the sky.
2.
to fire, to shoot, to launch
To discharge a projectile such as an arrow, bullet, or light.
的を狙って矢を放った。
I aimed at the target and shot an arrow.
3.
to emit, to give off
To produce and send out light, smell, or other emanations.
光を放つ。
To emit light.
強い香りを放っている。
It's giving off a strong fragrance.
TRANSITIVITY: 他動詞 (transitive). Pattern: Xを放つ.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 矢を放つ (to shoot an arrow)
- 光を放つ (to emit light)
- 香りを放つ (to give off a fragrance)
- 野に放つ (to release into the wild)
RELATED:
- 放す - to release, to let go (similar meaning but different nuance)
- 解放 - liberation, release