捨てる

棄てる

Reading

Kana: すてる

Romaji: suteru

Definitions

v1

vt

1

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

2

to abandon; to desert; to leave

3

to give up; to resign

Kanji

捨

Readings: シャ、 す.てる

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

棄

Readings: キ、 す.てる

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

Example Sentences

僕(ぼく)は見捨(みす)てない。

➥I do not desert.

彼(かれ)は望(のぞ)みを捨(す)てた。

➥He gave up hope.

彼(かれ)は家族(かぞく)を捨(す)てた。

➥He abandoned his family.

旅(たび)の恥(はじ)はかきすて。

➥A man away from home need feel no shame.

彼(かれ)は妻子(さいし)を捨(す)てた。

➥He abandoned his family.

道(みち)に缶(かん)をすてるな。

➥Don't throw away cans on the street.