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Kanji 捨: meanings, readings, and example words.

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

Key takeaways

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

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

discardthrow awayabandonresignrejectsacrifice

On reading

シャ

Kun reading

す.てる

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 捨

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

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

扌 + 舎

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine using your hand (扌) to carry old items out of a house (舎) to throw them away. It represents the act of discarding unnecessary things or giving up on them while cleaning out a space.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

シャ
  • 四捨五入ししゃごにゅう

    rounding numbers

Kun reading

す.てる
  • 捨てるすてる

    to throw away / to discard

Commonly used words

  • 四捨五入
    ししゃごにゅう

    rounding numbers

  • 捨てる
    すてる

    to throw away / to discard

Example sentences

Example 1

この計算は四五入してください。

Translation

Please round off this calculation.

Example 2

値段は四五入で決まります。

Translation

Prices are decided by rounding.

Example 3

古い服をてました。

Translation

I threw away my old clothes.

Example 4

紙をゴミ箱にててください。

Translation

Please throw the paper in the trash can.

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