放し

はなし

Meanings

1. Noun suffix leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.) (usu. as ...っぱなし; after the -masu stem of a verb; indicates that something is left in an improper state) See also: っぱなし.
2. (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing (usu. as ...っぱなし; after the -masu stem of a verb) See also: っぱなし.

Kanji

• 放 release. Read as はなす.

Example sentences

• 窓を開けっぱなしにしておいたの？
  Did you leave the window open?
• 一日中立ちっぱなしだったのでくたくただ。
  I'm worn out, because I've been standing all day.
• もしかして、食卓の上に置きっぱなし？冷蔵庫に入れておかないと、腐っちゃうよ。
  Hey, has this been sitting out on the dinner table all day? It has to go in the refrigerator or it'll go bad.
• バスの中に空席がなかったので、私は立ちっぱなしだった。
  Since there was no vacant seat on the bus, I stood the whole way.
• ネギをベランダに起きっぱなしにしていたら、カスカスになった。
  I left some scallions out on the veranda for too long and they dried out.

Common phrases

• 立ちっぱなし (たちっぱなし) standing for a long time

Words containing 放し

• 野放し (のばなし) pasturing (e.g. cattle)
• 手放し (てばなし) not holding on
• 放し飼い (はなしがい) free-range rearing

And 6 more.

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