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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: キ、す.てる
Romaji: ki, su.teru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  8
Frequency:  901
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-2-11
Korean Reading:  gi
Chinese Reading:  qi4
Unicode:  68c4
JIS:  347E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2137
Nelson Index: 326
New Nelson Index: 2787
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2j11.5
Four Corner Index: 0090.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1131
Gakken Index: 1103
Japanese Names Index: 2202
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14913X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0386
Remembering the kanji Index: 758
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1437
Kodansha Compact Index: 1065
Kanji in Context Index: 1653
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1353
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1835
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 765
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 820
Essential Kanji Index: 1178
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2651
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 464
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1634

Words

放棄 (ほうき)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
破棄 (はき)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); revocation; annulment; breaking (e.g. treaty); reversing (e.g. an original judgment) (judgement); discard; cancellation; repeal
棄却 (ききゃく)
rejection; dismissal; abandoning; renunciation; waiver
投棄 (とうき)
abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping
自暴自棄 (じぼうじき)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
廃棄 (はいき)
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; discarding; abolition; annulment; cancellation; abrogation; repeal
棄権 (きけん)
abstaining from voting; renunciation of a right; did not start (sport); DNS; defaulting
遺棄 (いき)
abandonment; desertion
捨てる (すてる)
to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard; to abandon; to desert; to leave; to give up; to resign
やけ食い (やけぐい)
binge eating; stress eating
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