Word details

放棄

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 放棄.

Dictionary

Entry

放棄うき抛棄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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate

8 strokesFrequency 288JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ホウ

Kun

はな.す-っぱな.しはな.つはな.れるこ.くほう.る

Nanori

はなれ

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

13 strokesFrequency 901JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

す.てる

hurl

8 strokes

On

ホウ

Kun

なげう.つ

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