“Setting free” in Japanese
Short answer
Setting free in Japanese is “放免” (houmen). Full meaning: release (from custody), discharge, liberation, setting free, letting go, letting off, acquittal.
Other ways to say “Setting free” in Japanese
解放
kaihou release, unleashing, liberation, emancipation, setting free; deallocation (of computer memory)
リリース
ririisu release (of a film, product, etc.), publication; release, liberation, setting free; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
リリーズ
ririizu release (of a film, product, etc.), publication; release, liberation, setting free; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
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