Vocabulary

What does 解放 (かいほう, kaihou) mean?

解放 (かいほう, kaihou) means liberation, release.

Quick facts
Readingかいほう
Romajikaihou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
かいほう
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkaihou

liberation, release

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive release; unleashing; liberation
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive deallocation (of computer memory)

Example sentences

  • The hostage was finally released.

  • I'm glad to be freed from work.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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