放り出す

• Reading: ほうりだす
• Romaji: houridasu
• Kanji breakdown: 放 (hou/ho) — release, abandon; 出 (da) — put out, emit
• Pronunciation: /ho.ː.ɾi.da.sɯ/

Meaning

To throw out; to abandon; to give up on; to cast aside.

A Group 1 (godan) compound verb from 放る (horu, throw/cast) + 出す (dasu, put out). Means both literally tossing something outside and figuratively abandoning a responsibility mid-way: 仕事を放り出す (to walk out on a job), 家族を放り出す (to abandon one's family). The nuance of irresponsibility or callousness is usually implicit.

Examples

1. 彼は途中でプロジェクトを放り出して会社を辞めた。 He walked out on the project halfway through and quit the company.
2. 子どもを放り出して出張に行くわけにもいかない。 It is not as if I can simply abandon the children and head off on a business trip.
3. 宿題を放り出して友達と遊びに行った。 He tossed his homework aside and went out to play with his friends.

Usage Guide

Context: work, responsibility, daily life, narrative

Tone: slightly negative

Origin & History

Compound of 放る (to throw/fling) + 出す (to put out). The image of physically flinging something away from oneself captures the abruptness and finality of the figurative sense of abandonment. 放る itself is a colloquial form of 放つ (to release).

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal