投棄

Reading

Kana: とうき

Romaji: touki

Definition

noun

vs

1

abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping

Kanji

投

Readings: トウ、 な.げる、 -な.げ

Meanings: throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss

棄

Readings: キ、 す.てる

Meanings: abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice

Example Sentence

今朝(けさ)こんなの無(な)かったけど・・・誰(だれ)かが不法(ふほう)投棄(とうき)したみたい。

➥This wasn't here this morning ... looks like somebody's been fly tipping.