Word Meaning 放下

ほうか houka

放下 is read as ほうか (houka) and means casting off one's attachments (in Zen).

Meaning

English

casting off one's attachments (in Zen)
variety of street performance from the Middle Ages
discarding
abandoning

Reading

Kana

ほうか

Romaji

houka

Writing Variants

放下ほうげ houge

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 58588 Priority J

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下放れ

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放る

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放送

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放題

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(doing) as one pleases

放火

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放置

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放つ

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to send out (a person to carry out a duty)

放任

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放す

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to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.