釈放

• 読み: しゃくほう
• ローマ字: shakuhou
• 漢字の分解: 釈 (shaku) — explain, release, interpret; 放 (hou) — release, let go, emit
• 発音: /ɕa.kɯ.hoː/

意味

Release; liberation; setting free. The act of freeing a person from custody or imprisonment.

A noun and suru-verb used in legal contexts to indicate releasing someone from detention or imprisonment. Can refer to various types of release: 保釈 (hoshaku, bail), 仮釈放 (kari shakuhou, parole), or full release after serving a sentence. Often appears in news reports about criminal cases. The opposite concept would be 拘束 (kousoku, detention) or 逮捕 (taiho, arrest).

例文

1. 容疑者は証拠不十分で釈放された。
2. 二十年の刑期を終えて釈放された。
3. 弁護士が依頼人の釈放を求めた。

使い方ガイド

場面: law, news, criminal justice

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 釈 (shaku, explain/release) + 放 (hou, release/let go). Literally 'to release and let go' — freeing someone from confinement. The character 釈 originally meant 'to explain' but extended to 'release' through Buddhist usage.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal