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放置

Reading

Kana: ほうち
Romaji: houchi
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Definition

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leave as is; leave to chance; leave alone; neglect

Kanji

Readings: ホウ、 はな.す、 -っぱな.し、 はな.つ、 はな.れる、 こ.く、 ほう.る
Meanings: set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate
Readings: チ、 お.く、 -お.き
Meanings: placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn

Example Sentences

少女(しょうじょ)たちは(しば)()げられて地下室(ちかしつ)放置(ほうち)された。
➥The girls were trussed up and left in a cellar.
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(えき)(ちか)くの歩道(ほどう)には何処(どこ)()ってもおびただしい(かず)自転車(じてんしゃ)放置(ほうち)されているのが()かけられる。
➥Wherever you go, you see a lot of bicycles left on sidewalks near stations.
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(あめ)(なか)放置(ほうち)しておくと自転車(じてんしゃ)はさびるでしょう。
➥A bicycle will rust if you leave it in the rain.
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シンナーなどの揮発性(きはつせい)油分(ゆぶん)(はい)っていたものについては(すう)日間(にちかん)放置(ほうち)して完全(かんぜん)揮発(きはつ)させてから、不燃物(ふねんぶつ)として()てます。
➥For things that have had contents with volatile oil like thinners they should be left for a few days to completely evaporate it before being disposed of as non-flammable waste.
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