っぱなし
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word っぱなし
1
After the -masu stem of a verb; indicates that something is left in an improper state
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.)
Examples
一日中立ちっぱなしだったのでくたくただ。
I'm worn out, because I've been standing all day.
2
After the -masu stem of a verb
(doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
Kanji in this Word
放
8 strokes
Frequency: 288
JLPT N2
Grade 3
Meanings
set free
release
fire
shoot
emit
banish
liberate
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ホウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はな.す
-っぱな.し
はな.つ
はな.れる
こ.く
ほう.る
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
はなれ
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