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Kanji 棄: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 棄: abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice

Key takeaways

Kanji 棄: abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

abandonthrow awaydiscardresignrejectsacrifice

On reading

Kun reading

す.てる

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 棄

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

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a situation where unwanted items are discarded under a tree (木). This character represents the act of abandoning or throwing something away. You can easily remember its meaning through common words like 'abandonment' (포기) or 'disposal' (폐기).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

  • 棄権きけん

    abstain from voting / renunciation of a right

  • 廃棄はいき

    disposal / scrapping / discarding

  • 破棄はき

    annulment / cancellation / invalidation

  • 放棄ほうき

    abandonment / renunciation / giving up

Commonly used words

  • 棄権
    きけん

    abstain from voting / renunciation of a right

  • 廃棄
    はいき

    disposal / scrapping / discarding

  • 破棄
    はき

    annulment / cancellation / invalidation

  • 放棄
    ほうき

    abandonment / renunciation / giving up

Example sentences

Example 1

彼は選挙で権しました。

Translation

He abstained from voting in the election.

Example 2

権利を権することは簡単ではない。

Translation

Renouncing your rights is not easy.

Example 3

古い家具を廃しました。

Translation

I disposed of the old furniture.

Example 4

この書類は廃が決まりました。

Translation

It was decided to discard these documents.

Kanji 棄: abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice | Daily Nihongo