Readings: シャ (Onyomi), す.てる (Kunyomi)
Meaning: discard, throw away, abandon, sacrifice
The kanji 捨 combines the hand radical (扌, てへん) on the left, which signifies actions performed by hand, with 舎 on the right. 舎 (house, building, lodge) acts phonetically to represent the sound ‘sha’ and semantically implies ‘to abandon’ or ‘to give up’ by leaving something at a place or house. Thus, 捨 visually suggests the act of discarding or abandoning something with one’s hand.
View JLPT N2 Kanji ListHow to Write – Stroke Order
The kanji 捨 has 11 strokes. It starts with the hand radical (扌) on the left, followed by the right component (舎). Pay attention to the order: vertical, horizontal, horizontal for the hand radical, then the top horizontal, vertical, right horizontal, and finally the bottom strokes.
Kanji Details
| Radical | 扌 (てへん) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT Level | N2 |
| Grade | S |
Readings with English Transcription
Onyomi (Chinese readings)
- シャ (Sha)
Kunyomi (Japanese readings)
- 捨てる (Suteru)
Common Words Using 捨
Onyomi Readings
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 四捨五入 | ししゃごにゅう | rounding (to the nearest whole number) |
| 取捨 | しゅしゃ | selection, choice (choosing and rejecting) |
| 喜捨 | きしゃ | donation, charitable gift |
| 棄捨 | きしゃ | abandonment, discarding (formal) |
| 投捨 | とうしゃ | throwing away, dumping |
| 廃捨 | はいしゃ | abandonment, abolition (formal) |
| 放捨 | ほうしゃ | abandoning, renouncing (often philosophical) |
| 捨身 | しゃしん | self-sacrifice, devotion |
| 捨鉢 | しゃはち | desperateness, recklessness |
| 捨子 | しゃし | abandoned child (formal/less common onyomi) |
Kunyomi Readings
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捨てる | すてる | to throw away, discard, abandon |
| 見捨てる | みすてる | to abandon, desert, forsake |
| 使い捨てる | つかいすてる | to use up and throw away, to use and discard |
| 投げ捨てる | なげすてる | to throw away, cast away |
| 打ち捨てる | うちすてる | to abandon, forsake, neglect |
| 履き捨てる | はきすてる | to wear out and throw away (e.g., shoes) |
| 書き捨てる | かきすてる | to write and throw away (e.g., notes) |
| 食べ捨てる | たべすてる | to eat and throw away (e.g., disposable items) |
| 乗り捨てる | のりすてる | to abandon (a vehicle) |
| 置き捨てる | おきすてる | to leave behind and abandon |
Example Sentences
Japanese: ゴミをゴミ箱に捨ててください。
Kana: ゴミをゴミばこにすててください。
Romaji: Gomi o gomibako ni sutete kudasai.
English: Please throw the trash in the trash can.
Japanese: 彼は夢を捨てなかった。
Kana: かれはゆめをすてなかった。
Romaji: Kare wa yume o sutenakatta.
English: He did not give up on his dream.
Japanese: 古い服を捨てることにした。
Kana: ふるいふくをすてることにした。
Romaji: Furui fuku o suteru koto ni shita.
English: I decided to throw away my old clothes.
Japanese: 友達を見捨てることはできない。
Kana: ともだちをみすてることはできない。
Romaji: Tomodachi o misuteru koto wa dekinai.
English: I cannot abandon my friends.
Japanese: このカップは使い捨てです。
Kana: このカップはつかいすてです。
Romaji: Kono kappu wa tsukai sute desu.
English: This cup is disposable.
Japanese: 計算の最後に四捨五入します。
Kana: けいさんのさいごにししゃごにゅうします。
Romaji: Keisan no saigo ni shisha gonyū shimasu.
English: We will round off at the end of the calculation.
Japanese: 責任を投げ捨てるな。
Kana: せきにんをなげすてるな。
Romaji: Sekinin o nagesuteru na.
English: Do not throw away your responsibilities.
Japanese: 彼は家族のために己を捨てた。
Kana: かれはかぞくのためにおのれをすてた。
Romaji: Kare wa kazoku no tame ni onore o suteta.
English: He sacrificed himself for his family.
Japanese: 不要なものはどんどん捨てましょう。
Kana: ふようなものはどんどんすてましょう。
Romaji: Fuyō na mono wa dondon sutemashō.
English: Let’s keep throwing away unnecessary things.
Japanese: その車を乗り捨てて逃げた。
Kana: そのくるまをのりすててにげた。
Romaji: Sono kuruma o norisutete nigeta.
English: He abandoned that car and ran away.
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