棄
棄

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

13 strokesFrequency 901JLPT N1Grade 8

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Common Words

捨てるすてる棄てるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #728
1

to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard

Examples
私はあなたの皮肉な言葉は聞き捨てにはできません。
I resent your cynical remarks.
2

to abandon; to desert; to leave

3

to give up; to resign

見捨てる見棄てる見すてるみすてるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #3456
1

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

Examples
彼は友人から見捨てられてしまった。
He was deserted by his friends.
こぼす零す溢す翻すTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #3694
1

to spill; to drop; to shed (tears)

Examples
私はコーヒーをじゅうたんにこぼしてしまった。
I spilled my coffee on the carpet.
2

to grumble (about); to complain (of)

Examples
父は交通騒音について不平をこぼした。
My father complained about the traffic noise.
3

to let (one's feelings) show

放棄ほうき抛棄NounTransitive～する VerbFreq #4604
1

abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender; relinquishing; waiving; giving up

Examples
日本国民は戦争を放棄している。
The Japanese people have renounced war.
吐き捨てるはきすてるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #5367
1

to spit out; to eject; to dump

投げ捨てる投げ棄てる投捨てるなげすてるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #6936
1

to throw away

Examples
この施設内でゴミの投げ捨てをすると、最高５００ドルの罰金を課せられることがあります。
Littering in this facility is subject to a maximum fine of $500.
破棄はき破毀NounTransitive～する VerbFreq #7372
1

tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction

Examples
これらの書類に関しては破棄することが一番いいと思う。
With respect to these documents, I think the best thing is to destroy them.
2

annulment; cancellation; abrogation; voiding; breaking (e.g. a treaty)

Examples
彼らは婚約を破棄した。
They called off their engagement.
3

reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing

脱ぎ捨てる脱捨てるぬぎすてる脱ぎ棄てるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #9340
1

to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to kick off (shoes)

Examples
少年は衣服を脱ぎ捨てた。
The boy stripped off his clothes.
2

to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard

廃棄はいきNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #13812
1

disposal; abandonment; scrapping; discarding; abolition

Examples
もう一つの面白いエネルギー源は、放射能の廃棄物質から取り出せる熱である。
Another interesting source of energy is the heat that can be recovered from radioactive waste material.
2

annulment; cancellation; abrogation; repeal

婚約破棄こんやくはきNounFreq #14461
1

breaking off an engagement

Examples
「結婚したんじゃなかったのかよ？」「あぁ、別れちゃった。婚約破棄」
"Didn't you get married!?" "Oh, we split up. We broke our engagement."
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