JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 廃: "abolish, obsolete, cessation"
The kanji 廃 means "abolish, obsolete, cessation, discarding, abandon". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ハイ in on'yomi and すた.れる, すた.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
すた.れるすた.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | abolish, obsolete, cessation, discarding, abandon |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 698 of 2,501 |
Common words with 廃
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 廃墟ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
- 廃棄disposal; abandonment; scrapping; discarding · annulment; cancellation; abrogation; repeal
- 廃止abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal
- 荒廃ruin; destruction; devastation; waste
- 廃人cripple; disabled person; invalid · (game, internet, etc.) addict
- 廃屋dilapidated house; deserted house
- 廃れるto go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion · to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
- 廃部club disbandment
- 廃業discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
- 廃するto abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to discontinue · to dethrone; to depose
- 撤廃annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
- 廃材scrap wood; waste wood · waste; waste material; scrap material
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