Illustration: At the exit of a Japanese detention facility, a uniformed officer hands a plainly dressed man his small bag and wristwatch. The secure door stands open behind them, and the officer gestures toward the public side of the threshold.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

釈しゃく放ほう

shakuhou

to release from custody

Release from custody does not necessarily mean acquittal. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 警察けいさつは彼かれを釈放しゃくほうした。

    The police released him.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. その囚人しゅうじんは釈放しゃくほうされた。

    The prisoner was released.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 二人ににんの男おとこは刑務所けいむしょから釈放しゃくほうされた。

    The two men were released from jail.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 釈放

  • 釈explanationOnシャク・セキKunとく・すてる・ゆるす
  • 放set free; releaseOnホウKunはなす・はなつ・はなれる

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