Word details

反故にする

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 反故にする.

Dictionary

Entry

反故にする反古にするほごにするExpressionする VerbFreq #24714
1

to throw away as useless; to scrap

Examples
一族が苦労して積み上げてきたものを、お前は一瞬で反故にするつもりか。
Do you intend to throw away in one instant what our family has painstakingly built up?
2

to make null and void; to renege; to annul; to revoke

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

anti-

4 strokesFrequency 191JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ハンホンタン

Kun

そ.るそ.らすかえ.すかえ.る-かえ.る

Nanori

そり

happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently

9 strokesFrequency 612JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Kun

ゆえふる.いもと

old

5 strokesFrequency 509JLPT N4Grade 2

On

Kun

ふる.いふる--ふる.す

Nanori

ふゆ

Vocabulary quiz

Build your vocabulary

Add words to your personal quiz list and practice recall with the words you actually look up.

Start Word Quiz