Word Meaning 釈放

しゃくほう shakuhou

釈放 is read as しゃくほう (shakuhou) and means release.

Meaning

English

  1. release
  2. liberation
  3. acquittal

Reading

Kana

しゃくほう

Romaji

shakuhou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 拘禁,逮捕 Rank 4139 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

仮釈放

かりしゃくほう

releasing on parole

満期釈放者

まんきしゃくほうしゃ

released prisoner

仮釈放者

かりしゃくほうしゃ

parolee

釈明

しゃくめい

explanation

奔放

ほんぽう

wild

豪放

ごうほう

largehearted

釈迦

しゃか

Gautama Buddha

開放

かいほう

opening (a door, window, etc.)

解放

かいほう

deallocation (of computer memory)

追放

ついほう

elimination (e.g. of poverty)

民放

みんぽう

commercial broadcast

改革開放

かいかくかいほう

Reform and Opening-up (Chinese economic policy)

Example Sentences

10

さいばんのあと、かれはしゃくほうされた。

He was released after the trial.

Release him.

The prisoners were set free.

Release Tom.

The police released him.

The prisoner was released.

The two men were released from jail.

The police said they were going to release Tom.

He ordered them to release the prisoners.

He ordered them to release the prisoners.