• 放送ほうそう — broadcast
• 開放かいほう — opening up / liberalization
• 解放かいほう — release / emancipation
• 放置ほうち — leaving as is / neglect
• 放はなす — to release / to set free
• 放流ほうりゅう — water release / letting flow

The character 放 combines 方ほう (direction) and 攵のぶん (strike or action). It conveys the idea of letting something go in a certain direction — to release or set free. This character appears in many expressions involving freedom, broadcasting, or simply letting go.

彼は 鳥とりを放はなした。
He released the bird.

ドアを開放かいほうしてください。
Please keep the door open.

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