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釈放 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
釈放
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Reading : しゃくほう   
release; liberation; acquittal
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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釈放 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 72,000 (about 4,340,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 8377
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 9 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
しゅうじん
囚人
たち
しゃくほう
釈放
されて
よろこ
んだ

The prisoners were glad to be free again.
かれ
ねん
けいむしょ
刑務所
らし
あと
しゃくほう
釈放
された
そう
I hear he was set free after doing five years in prison.
かれ
しゅうじん
囚人
しゃくほう
釈放
した

They set the prisoner at liberty.
しゃくほう
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 174,000 (about 425,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 9 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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シャク    explanation   
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シャク    unit of length (about a foot)   
topped rice
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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eight
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
ホウ   はな    はな to let go   はなれる to get free of   ほう to throw (away)   
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ホウ   かた way, direction   
ぼく strike   
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