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    3. 釈放

    釈放

    釈しゃく放ほう

    release

    KMT6News #9+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab19 strokes

    しゃくほう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    release, liberation, acquittal

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれはすぐに釈しゃく放ほうされた。

    He was released immediately.

    KMT4Politics & Law
    警けい察さつは容よう疑ぎ者しゃを釈しゃく放ほうする決けっ定ていを下くだした。

    The police decided to release the suspect.

    KMT6Politics & Law
    人ひと質じちは交こう渉しょうの末すえ、無ぶ事じに釈しゃく放ほうされた。

    After negotiations, the hostage was safely released.

    KMT7Politics & Law
    裁さい判ばん所しょは彼かれの無む罪ざいを認みとめ、即そく時じ釈しゃく放ほうを命めいじた。

    The court recognized his innocence and ordered his immediate release.

    KMT7Politics & Law
    証しょう拠こ不ふ十じゅう分ぶんのため、その囚しゅう人じんは釈しゃく放ほうされたが、世せ間けんの目めは厳きびしかった。

    Due to insufficient evidence, the prisoner was released, but public opinion was harsh.

    KMT8Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    釈
    とく・す.てる・ゆる.す…(3)
    explanation
    放
    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)
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