放(はな)つto fire (e.g. an arrow), to hit (e.g. baseball), to break wind, to free, to release, to give off (e.g. a scent), to emit (e.g. light)

捕獲(ほかく)していたリスを森林(しんりん)に放(はな)った。

I released the squirrel I had captured back into the forest. {to fire (e.g. an arrow), to hit (e.g. baseball), to break wind, to free, to release, to give off (e.g. a scent), to emit (e.g. light)}

鳥(とり)籠(かご)から放(はな)った鳥(とり)が空(そら)へ羽(は)ばたいていった。

The bird that was released from the cage flapped its wings and flew into the sky. {to fire (e.g. an arrow), to hit (e.g. baseball), to break wind, to free, to release, to give off (e.g. a scent), to emit (e.g. light)}

彼(かれ)がホームランを放(はな)つとスタジアムに歓声(かんせい)が響(ひび)いた。

When he hit a home run, a cheer echoed throughout the stadium. {to fire (e.g. an arrow), to hit (e.g. baseball), to break wind, to free, to release, to give off (e.g. a scent), to emit (e.g. light)}

妻(つま)は僕(ぼく)が悪臭(あくしゅう)を放(はな)っているとばかりに顔(かお)を顰(しか)める表情(ひょうじょう)をした。

My wife made a face as if to suggest that I was giving off a foul smell. {to fire (e.g. an arrow), to hit (e.g. baseball), to break wind, to free, to release, to give off (e.g. a scent), to emit (e.g. light)}

記者(きしゃ)が政治(せいじ)家(か)に質問(しつもん)の矢(や)を放(はな)ったところ、政治(せいじ)家(か)は慌(あわ)て始(はじ)めました。

When the reporter fired off questions at the politician, the politician began to get flustered. {to fire (e.g. an arrow), to hit (e.g. baseball), to break wind, to free, to release, to give off (e.g. a scent), to emit (e.g. light)}