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abandon

Stroke count: 13

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Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

abandonRtK
彼はその土地の所有権を放棄した。He renounced the ownership of the land.tatoeba
彼はその事故のあと自暴自棄に陥った。He lapsed into despair after that accident.tatoeba
throw away
discard
resign
reject
sacrifice

rejection
dismissal
turning down
abandoning
renunciation

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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infant · toddler · top hat (亠) · elbow · buckle · tree (木) · wood (木)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 820

Compound words

棄権きけん

abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)

棄却ききゃく

rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; abrogation

廃棄はいき

disposal; abandonment; scrapping; discarding; abolition

放棄ほうき

abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication

abandonment; desertion

投棄とうき

abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping

廃棄物はいきぶつ

waste matter; waste; garbage; trash

execution by decapitation followed by public display of the body (form of punishment in ancient China)

execution by decapitation followed by public display of the body (form of punishment in ancient China)

棄世きせい

棄背きはい

giving up and turning back

棄約きやく

breaking a promise

棄老きろう

historical or legendary practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc.

棄捐きえん

抛棄ほうき

棄権者きけんしゃ

棄言葉すてことば

sharp parting remark

自暴自棄じぼうじき

放棄するほうきする

廃棄するはいきする

Additional Examples

彼はその考えを放棄した。

He abandoned the idea.tatoeba

廃棄物は我々の水の一部を汚染した。

Wastes have polluted portions of our water.tatoeba

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