下放 かほう Meanings Noun movements for sending young people to the countryside in China (1937, 1957, 1968) See also: 下放運動 (かほううんどう). Kanji 下 down. Read as カ. 放 release. Read as ホウ. Words containing 下放 下放運動 (かほううんどう) Rustication Movement Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists