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

  • JLPT N1
  • 13 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 木
  • #901 most frequent

Readings

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Example words

  • 棄権きけん(1) abstaining from voting (2) renunciation of a right (3) did not start (sport); DNS; defaulting
  • 破棄はきtearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); revocation; annulment; breaking (e.g. treaty); reversing (e.g. an original judgment) (judgement); discard; cancellation; repeal
  • 廃棄はいき(1) disposal; abandonment; scrapping; discarding; abolition (2) annulment; cancellation; abrogation; repeal