Kanji

捨

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
古い雑誌をゴミ箱に捨てた。

I threw the old magazines in the trash.

実 じつ
名を捨てて実を取るという生き方も悪くない。

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

見捨てる みすてる
彼は困難な状況にある友人を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
彼女は困っている友人を見捨てるとは、本当に薄情な人だ。

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

吐き捨てる はきすてる
「勝手にしてくれ」と彼は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
小数点以下は切り捨ててください。

Please round down the decimals.

端数 はすう
お会計の端数は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
彼は空き缶をゴミ箱に投げ捨てた

He threw the empty can into the trash.

脱ぎ捨てる ぬぎすてる
彼はコートを脱ぎ捨てて、ソファーに飛び込んだ。

He threw off his coat and jumped onto the sofa.

呼び捨て よびすて
初対面なのに、いきなり呼び捨てにされた

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

Example Vocabulary

捨てる

すてる

to throw away; to discard; to abandon

見捨てる

みすてる

to abandon; to leave someone in the lurch; to forsake

吐き捨てる

はきすてる

to spit out; to say bluntly (contemptuously)

切り捨てる

きりすてる

to round down; to cut off; to abandon

投げ捨てる

なげすてる

to throw away; to abandon

脱ぎ捨てる

ぬぎすてる

to throw off (clothes); to cast off (old habits)

呼び捨て

よびすて

calling someone by their name without an honorific

呼び捨てにする

よびすてにする

使い捨て

つかいすて

言い捨てる

いいすてる

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