“Release” in Japanese
Short answer
リリース
ririisu
Release in Japanese is “リリース” (ririisu). Full meaning: release (of a film, product, etc.), publication; release, liberation, setting free; release (of a previously pressed mouse button).
Other ways to say “Release” in Japanese
放免
houmen release (from custody), discharge, liberation, setting free, letting go, letting off, acquittal
釈放
shakuhou release, liberation, acquittal
開示
kaiji release (of information, documents, etc.), disclosure, display; discovery
出獄
shutsugoku release (from prison)
解放
kaihou release, unleashing, liberation, emancipation, setting free; deallocation (of computer memory)
放出
hanaten release, emission, ejection
発売
hatsubai sale, offering for sale, release (for sale), launch (product)
封切り
fuukiri premiere, first showing, release (film)
リリーズ
ririizu release (of a film, product, etc.), publication; release, liberation, setting free; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
放流
houryuu discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.), stocking (a river, etc. with fish)
遊離
yuuri separation, isolation; extrication, release, isolation
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