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Kanji: 棄
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KANJI

棄

13 strokes

READINGS

KUN 訓

すてる

ON 音

キ

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N1 (most advanced level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 3 (completion of 9th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 7th through 9th grades in Japan
Radical:	木 Radical name: き
Meaning:	Abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice
Usage:	Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 900 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N1	棄権(きけん)	abstain from voting, renunciation of a right
N1	廃棄(はいき)	annullment, disposal, abandon, scrap, discarding, repeal
N1	破棄(はき)	revocation, annulment, breaking (e.g. treaty)
N1	放棄(ほうき)	abandonment, renunciation, abdication (responsibility right)

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