Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to let go of, to release, to drop.
  2. to part with (e.g. a possession), to relinquish, to spare, to sell.
  3. to send away (e.g. one's child), to let go, to part with.
  4. to temporarily stop working.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
手放す てばなす
 
手離す てばなす
 
 
 
手ばなす てばなす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hand
て シュ ズ (1st, N4)
set free, release, fire
ホウ ほう.る はな.す (3rd, N3)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ かた なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン マン よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)