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放生 (ほうじょう) — release of captive animals (birds, fish, etc.) | Kumi Dictionary

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放生

放生

放ほう生じょう

release of captive animals (birds, fish, etc.)

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ほうじょう

Noun

1.

release of captive animals (birds, fish, etc.)

Buddhism

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Kanji that make up this word

はな.す・-っぱな.し・はな.つ・はな.れる・こ.く・ほう.る…(2)

set free・release・fire・shoot・emit…(2)

い.きる・い.かす・い.ける・う.まれる・うま.れる・う.まれ…(39)

life・genuine・birth

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