Kanji

棄

abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

木部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

すてる

Nanori (Name Reading)

すて

Common Readings

キ

Example sentences

放棄 ほうき
彼は育児を放棄して、遊び歩いている。

He abandoned child-rearing and is out idling/playing.

相続権 そうぞくけん
彼は莫大な遺産の相続権を放棄した。

He renounced his inheritance rights to the vast estate.

破棄 はき
会社は古い書類を破棄することに決めた。

The company decided to discard the old documents.

婚約破棄 こんやくはき
二人は結婚式の直前に婚約破棄を決めた。

The two decided to break off their engagement right before the wedding.

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.

自暴自棄 じぼうじき
事業に失敗して自暴自棄に陥る。

Failing in business and falling into despair.

棄てる すてる
彼は夢を棄てることを選んだ

He chose to abandon his dream.

棄権 きけん
選挙を棄権する人が増えている。

The number of people abstaining from elections is increasing.

不戦勝 ふせんしょう
相手が棄権したため、不戦勝となった

The opponent withdrew, so it was a victory by default.

Example Vocabulary

放棄

ほうき

abandonment; renunciation

破棄

はき

discard; annulment; reversal (of a ruling); destruction

婚約破棄

こんやくはき

breaking off an engagement; cancellation of an engagement

廃棄

はいき

disposal; abandonment; scrapping; abolition

自暴自棄

じぼうじき

desperation; self-abandonment; being desperate

棄てる

すてる

to throw away; to abandon

棄権

きけん

abstention; waiver

自棄になる

やけになる

遺棄

いき

自棄

やけ

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