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discard
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingシャ
Kun readingす.てる
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. discardRtK
  2. abandon
  3. reject
  4. resign
  5. sacrifice
  6. throw away
  1. to throw away
  2. to cast away
  3. to dump
  4. to discard
  5. to abandon

Popular Usage

捨てる四捨五入

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · cottage · little-thatch · umbrella · lidded crock · earthenware jar · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 707

Compound words

捨てるすてる
to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard; to abandon
四捨五入ししゃごにゅう
rounding (off; a number); rounding half away from zero; rounding off (views); converging to a common opinion
取捨しゅしゃ
adoption or rejection; selection; choice; option
捨て子すてご
abandoned child; foundling
見捨てるみすてる
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
呼び捨てよびすて
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
使い捨てつかいすて
throwaway; disposable; single-use
切り捨てきりすて
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; treating as sword fodder; omission
切り捨てるきりすてる
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard; to throw to the wolves
姥捨うばすて
practice of abandoning old people, usu. women
喜捨きしゃ
almsgiving
姥捨てうばすて
practice of abandoning old people, usu. women
姥捨山うばすてやま
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend)
呼び捨よびすて
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
呼捨てよびすて
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
捨て身すてみ
self-sacrifice, desperate measure
姨捨山うばすてやま
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend)
姥捨て山うばすてやま
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend)
言捨てるいいすてる
to say (something) over one's shoulder
捨て去るすてさる
to abandon
捨て左折すてさせつ
(taking a) left turn to get out of a lane or road with heavy traffic as a shortcut
捨て台詞すてぜりふ
parting shot, exit line
取捨選択しゅしゃせんたく
selection
姨捨て山うばすてやま
mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend)

Additional Examples

彼は彼女と結婚できるという希望を捨て切れなかった。
He was unable to completely give up on his hopes of marrying her.tatoeba
彼は多くの古い手紙を捨てた。
He threw away a bunch of old letters.tatoeba
彼は雑草をぬいて捨てた。
He pulled up the weed and threw it away.tatoeba
彼は妻子を捨てた。
He abandoned his family.tatoeba
これが終って首を北の方へ捨てる。
Once this had finished the head was disposed of in a Northerly direction.wiki
浄土側重ねて曰く　捨てるか、捨てざるか。
The Jodoshu sect says: Do you abandon it or not?wiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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