Kanji

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

捨てる すてる
古い 雑誌 ゴミ箱 捨てた

I threw the old magazines in the trash.

じつ
捨てて 取る という 生き方 悪くない

Choosing substance over fame is not a bad way to live.

見捨てる みすてる
困難 状況 ある 友人 決して 見捨てなかった

He never abandoned his friend who was in a difficult situation.

薄情 はくじょう
彼女 困っている 友人 見捨てる 本当に 薄情な

She's a truly heartless person to abandon a friend in trouble.

吐き捨てる はきすてる
勝手 して くれ 吐き捨てる ように 言った

'Do as you please,' he said contemptuously.

切り捨てる きりすてる
小数点 以下 切り捨てて ください

Please round down the decimals.

端数 はすう
お会計 端数 切り捨てて ください

Please round down the odd amount of the bill.

投げ捨てる なげすてる
空き缶 ゴミ箱 投げ捨てた

He threw the empty can into the trash.

脱ぎ捨てる ぬぎすてる
コート 脱ぎ捨てて ソファー 飛び込んだ

He threw off his coat and jumped onto the sofa.

呼び捨て よびすて
初対面 なのに いきなり 呼び捨て された

Even though it was our first meeting, they suddenly called me by my name without an honorific.

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