Japanese word

放れる

Pronunciation

Romajihanareru

Meaning

  • verbget loose

Example

犬が鎖から放れます。inu ga kusari ka ra hana re ma su

The dog gets loose from its chain.

Illustration for 放れる (get loose)

More examples

綱が切れて、馬が放れました。tsuna ga ki re te uma ga hana re ma shi ta

The horse got loose when the rope broke.

Core concept

It describes something becoming free after the restraint holding it in place no longer keeps it attached.

Common phrases

  • 鎖から放れるkusari ka ra hana re ru

    get loose from a chain

Similar words

離れるhanareru: To move away from a person or object so that contact or closeness ends.
逃げるnigeru: To go away from a place or person in order to avoid capture or control.
逃れるnogareru: To avoid being caught, blamed, or placed in a difficult situation.

Definition in Japanese

つながれていたものが、つないでいたものから離れて自由になる。tsu na ga re te i ta mo no ga tsu na i de i ta mo no ka ra hana re te ji yū ni na ru

Word origin

放れる (hanareru, "to get loose") is built from the native verb 放つ (hanatsu, "to release") and れる (reru), expressing a state in which the subject becomes free rather than releasing something else.

Usage tips

  • For JLPT study, 放れる (hanareru) is a useful contrast with 離れる (hanareru, "to become separated"), since the first points to freedom from restraint and the second to distance or separation.

Other meanings

  • be releasedverb

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