Japanese word

放出

Pronunciation

Romajihōshutsu

Meaning

  • nounrelease

Example

この機械は熱を放出します。ko no ki kai wa netsu o hō shutsu shi ma su

This machine releases heat.

Illustration for 放出 (release)

More examples

この容器は有害な気体の放出を防ぎます。ko no yō ki wa yū gai na ki tai no hō shutsu o fuse gi ma su

This container prevents the release of harmful gas.

Core concept

Focuses on a source sending a substance or form of energy out into its surroundings.

Common phrases

  • 熱の放出netsu no hō shutsu

    heat release

  • 大気中への放出tai ki chū e no hō shutsu

    release into the atmosphere

  • 放出を抑えるhō shutsu o osa e ru

    reduce release

Similar words

排出haishutsu: The act of sending waste, gas, or another substance out from a body or system.
放射hōsha: The sending of energy or particles outward from a source, often as rays.
漏出rōshutsu: The accidental escape of a substance from a container or system.

Definition in Japanese

物質や熱などを蓄えた場所から外へ出すこと。bus shitsu ya netsu na do o takuwa e ta ba sho ka ra soto e da su ko to

Word origin

放出 (hōshutsu) is formed from 放 (hō, "let go") and 出 (shutsu, "come out"), so its structure conveys letting something come out.

Usage tips

  • The English noun emission is common for processes involving heat, gas, light, particles, or radiation, while release also has many broader everyday uses.

Other meanings

  • emissionnoun
  • dischargenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 放出量hōshutsuryōamount releasednoun
  • 放出するhōshutsusurureleaseverb
  • 放出性hōshutsuseiemissivitynoun

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