捨 – JLPT N2 Kanji, Kanji for abandon, discard, reject, resign, sacrifice

捨

Strokes: 11

Meanings: abandon, discard, reject, resign, sacrifice, throw away
Onyomi: シャ
Kunyomi: す.てる
Name Readings
JLPT: N2
Grade: 6
Frequency: -
Kanji Writing Practice: Practice

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Story

捨 is made from 扌 (hand) on the left and 舎 on the right. 扌 represents the hand and physical actions. 舎 means a house or place where something stays. The image shows a hand removing something from where it belongs. From the idea of letting go or putting something aside, 捨 came to mean to throw away or abandon.

Short Story

捨 is using your hand to let something go.

Mnemonic

Imagine your hand (扌) opening and dropping something that was kept in a place (舎). That act of letting go is 捨.

Vocabulary Examples

Word	Reading	Meaning	Meta
捨	しゃ	equanimity, upeksa, upekkha	Noun
捨てる	すてる	to throw away, to cast away, to dump, to discard	common JLPT-N4 JLPT-N2 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
捨て去る	すてさる	to abandon, to throw away, to discard, to forsake	Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
捨て鉢	すてばち	desperate, reckless	Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
捨て子	すてご	abandoned child, foundling	common Noun
捨て身	すてみ	putting one's life on the line, giving everything one has got, acting out of desperation	Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
捨て石	すていし	ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance), garden rock	Noun
捨てどころ	すてどころ	dumping spot, (good) place to dispose of something, (right) time to give something up (e.g. one's life)	Noun
捨て猫	すてねこ	abandoned cat, stray cat	Noun
捨て台詞	すてぜりふ	sharp parting remark, parting threat	Noun

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Example Sentences

Example #1

古い服を捨てて部屋を整理しました。

ふるいふくをすててへやをせいりしました

furui fuku o sutete heya o seiri shimashita

I threw away old clothes and tidied the room.

Example #2

ゴミは分別して捨てましょう。

ゴミはぶんべつしてすてましょう

gomi wa bunbetsu shite sutemashou

Let’s separate garbage before throwing it away.

Example #3

使わない本を図書館に寄付して捨てました。

つかわないほんをとしょかんにきふしてすてました

tsukawanai hon o toshokan ni kifu shite sutemashita

I donated unused books to the library instead of throwing them away.

Example #4

古い家具を捨てるのは大変でした。

ふるいかぐをすてるのはたいへんでした

furui kagu o suteru no wa taihen deshita

Throwing away old furniture was difficult.

Example #5

嫌な気持ちは捨てて前向きに考えましょう。

いやなきもちはすててまえむきにかんがえましょう

iyana kimochi wa sutete maemuki ni kangaemashou

Let’s discard negative feelings and think positively.

Example #6

賞味期限が過ぎた食品を捨てました。

しょうみきげんがすぎたしょくひんをすてました

shoumi kigen ga sugita shokuhin o sutemashita

I threw away food that was past its expiration date.

Example #7

空き缶をゴミ箱に捨ててください。

あきかんをゴミばこにすててください

akikan o gomibako ni sutete kudasai

Please throw the empty cans into the trash bin.

Example #8

不必要なメールをすぐに捨てました。

ふひつようなメールをすぐにすてました

fuhitsuyou na meeru o sugu ni sutemashita

I immediately deleted unnecessary emails.

Example #9

昔の写真を捨てるかどうか迷っています。

むかしのしゃしんをすてるかどうかまよっています

mukashi no shashin o suteru ka dou ka mayotte imasu

I am unsure whether to throw away old photos.

Example #10

危険な物は安全に捨てましょう。

きけんなものはあんぜんにすてましょう

kiken na mono wa anzen ni sutemashou

Let’s safely dispose of dangerous items.

Example #11

気持ちを捨てて新しい挑戦を始めました。

きもちをすててあたらしいちょうせんをはじめました

kimochi o sutete atarashii chousen o hajimemashita

I let go of my feelings and started a new challenge.

Example #12

不要な紙はまとめて捨てました。

ふようなかみはまとめてすてました

fuyou na kami wa matomete sutemashita

I gathered and threw away unnecessary papers.

Example #13

彼は全ての荷物を捨てて旅に出ました。

かれはすべてのにもつをすててたびにでました

kare wa subete no nimotsu o sutete tabi ni demashita

He threw away all his belongings and went on a journey.

Example #14

ペットボトルを分別して捨てる習慣があります。

ペットボトルをぶんべつしてすてるしゅうかんがあります

petto botoru o bunbetsu shite suteru shuukan ga arimasu

There is a habit of sorting and throwing away PET bottles.

Example #15

古い家具を捨てる前に写真を撮りました。

ふるいかぐをすてるまえにしゃしんをとりました

furui kagu o suteru mae ni shashin o torimashita

I took photos before throwing away the old furniture.

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Kanji Info

Kanji: 捨

JLPT: n2

Strokes: 11

Grade: 6

Unicode: 6368

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