English–Japanese
“let go” in Japanese
How to say “let go” in Japanese
“Let go” in Japanese is 放す (hanasu).
放す (hanasu) presents release as a deliberate shift from holding something close to allowing it to be separate.
Example sentences with 放す
飼育員は元気になった鳥を森に放しました。shi iku in wa gen ki ni na tta tori o mori ni hana shi ma shi ta
The keeper released the recovered bird into the forest.
Tips for using 放す
- In English, "let go" usually takes of before the released person or object, while Japanese 放す (hanasu) directly takes the released item as its object.
Other Japanese words for “let go”
風船を離します。fū sen o hana shi ma su
I let go of the balloon.