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Kanji

廃

abolish, obsolete, cessation, discarding, abandon

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

广部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ハイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

すたれる, すたる

Common Readings

ハイ, すた…る, すた…れる

Example sentences

廃墟 はいきょ
山奥にある古い館は、今では廃墟と化している。

The old mansion deep in the mountains has now turned into a ruin.

化する かする
激しい戦いの末、その街は廃墟と化した。

After a fierce battle, the city turned into ruins.

廃棄 はいき
その古いビルは来月、廃棄される予定です。

That old building is scheduled to be demolished next month.

廃止 はいし
採算が取れないため、そのバス路線は廃止された

Due to being unprofitable, that bus route was abolished.

贈答 ぞうとう
虚礼を廃止し、お互いに贈り物の贈答を控えることにした。

We decided to abolish formal courtesies and refrain from exchanging gifts with each other.

廃人 はいじん
彼はゲームに夢中になり、自分を廃人のように感じていた。

He became so absorbed in gaming that he felt like a complete wreck.

廃屋 はいおく
その村には廃屋が多かった

There were many abandoned houses in that village.

怖気 おぞけ
その古い廃屋を見た瞬間、怖気がついた。

The moment I saw the old abandoned house, I became frightened.

廃れる すたれる
古い習慣が廃れていく.

Old customs are dying out.

澆季末世 ぎょうきまっせ
道徳が廃れた今の社会は、まさに澆季末世の様相を呈している。

Today's society, where morals have vanished, truly shows the appearance of a degenerated age.

Example Vocabulary

廃墟

はいきょ

ruins; abandoned building

廃棄

はいき

disposal; abandonment; scrapping; abolition

廃止

はいし

abolition; repeal; discontinuance

廃人

はいじん

a person unable to live a normal life; in modern internet slang, someone consumed by gaming, often self-mockingly

廃屋

はいおく

abandoned house; ruined house

廃れる

すたれる

to go out of fashion; to become obsolete; to decline

荒廃

こうはい

devastation; ruin; desolation; moral decay

廃部

はいぶ

廃業

はいぎょう

廃ビル

はいビル

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