JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 棄: "abandon, throw away, discard"
The kanji 棄 means "abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キ in on'yomi and す.てる 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)
キ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
す.てる
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 | abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 901 of 2,501 |
Common words with 棄
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 放棄abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation
- 破棄tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction · annulment; cancellation; abrogation; voiding
- 廃棄disposal; abandonment; scrapping; discarding · annulment; cancellation; abrogation; repeal
- 婚約破棄breaking off an engagement
- 自暴自棄desperation; despair; self-abandonment
- 自棄糞desperation; despair; self-abandonment
- 自棄desperation; despair; self-abandonment
- 棄権abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
- 自棄になるto become desperate; to give in to despair
- 遺棄abandonment; desertion
- 自棄っぱちcomplete desperation
- 廃棄物waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
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