核廃棄

Reading

Kana: かくはいき

Romaji: kakuhaiki

Definition

noun

1

abandoning nuclear weapons, etc.; nuclear disposal

Kanji

核

Reading: カク

Meanings: nucleus, core, kernel

廃

Readings: ハイ、 すた.れる、 すた.る

Meanings: abolish, obsolete, cessation, discarding, abandon

棄

Readings: キ、 す.てる

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

Example Sentence

米国(べいこく)の核(かく)廃棄物(はいきぶつ)、テロ攻撃(こうげき)の標的(ひょうてき)になりうる。

➥America's radioactive waste may be targeted in terrorist attacks.