Kanji N2

捨: discard, throw away, abandon

捨 is a JLPT N2 kanji meaning discard, throw away, abandon, written with 11 strokes. It is read シャ (on) and すてる (kun). Children in Japan learn it in grade 6. You will see it in 捨てる (すてる, to throw away) and 四捨五入 (ししゃごにゅう, rounding (off).

捨

Meanings

  • discard
  • throw away
  • abandon
  • resign
  • reject
  • sacrifice
Strokes11
JLPT levelN2
School gradeGrade 6
Frequency#1266 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • シャ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • すてる

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 捨

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 捨てるすてる

    to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard

    JLPT N4
  • 四捨五入ししゃごにゅう

    rounding (off; a number)

    JLPT N2
  • 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)

  • 捨て子すてご

    abandoned child; foundling

  • 取捨しゅしゃ

    adoption or rejection; selection; choice; option

  • 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)

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