I threw the old magazines in the trash.
捨
discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice
Kanji
Grade
Grade 6
Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
扌部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
シャ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
すてる
Nanori (Name Reading)
いえ, えだ, すて
Common Readings
シャ, す…てる
Example sentences
Choosing substance over fame is not a bad way to live.
He never abandoned his friend who was in a difficult situation.
She's a truly heartless person to abandon a friend in trouble.
'Do as you please,' he said contemptuously.
Please round down the decimals.
Please round down the odd amount of the bill.
He threw the empty can into the trash.
He threw off his coat and jumped onto the sofa.
Even though it was our first meeting, they suddenly called me by my name without an honorific.
Example Vocabulary
捨てる
to throw away; to discard; to abandon
見捨てる
to abandon; to leave someone in the lurch; to forsake
吐き捨てる
to spit out; to say bluntly (contemptuously)
切り捨てる
to round down; to cut off; to abandon
投げ捨てる
to throw away; to abandon
脱ぎ捨てる
to throw off (clothes); to cast off (old habits)
呼び捨て
calling someone by their name without an honorific
呼び捨てにする
使い捨て
言い捨てる
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