Vocabulary

What does 放る (ほうる, houru) mean?

放る (ほうる, houru) means to throw, to toss; to abandon, to leave alone.

Quick facts
Readingほうる
Romajihouru
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ほうる
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhouru

to throw, to toss; to abandon, to leave alone

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to throw; to fling; to hurl
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

Example sentences

  • I threw the ball far away.

  • He left work unfinished and went home.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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