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KANJI
棄
abandon
discard, reject, renounce, forsake
Kun'yomi
すsu
On'yomi
きki
Example sentences
古ふるい書しょ類るいは情じょう報ほう漏ろう洩えいのリスクがあるため、適切てきせつに廃はい棄きする必要ひつようがあります。
Old documents need to be properly disposed of because there is a risk of information leakage.
彼かれは会かい社しゃの不ふ正せいを告こく発はつした結けっ果か、役やく員いんの地ち位いを放ほう棄きせざるを得えなかった。
As a result of exposing the company's wrongdoing, he had no choice but to relinquish his position as an executive.
怪我けがの悪化あっかにより、彼かれはマラソン大会たいかいの途中とちゅうでの棄き権けんを余儀よぎなくされた。
Due to the worsening of his injury, he was forced to withdraw midway through the marathon race.

Practice exercises

1
棄
Answer
きす
2
棄
Answer
abandondiscardthrow awayrelinquish
3
破は棄
destruction; abandonment; repeal
Answer
はき
4
遺い棄
abandonment; desertion; casting away
Answer
いき
5
棄権けん
abstention; renunciation of a right; withdrawal (from a contest)
Answer
きけん
6
投とう棄
dumping; jettisoning; discarding
Answer
とうき