01
棄権
きけん
withdrawal (from a contest), abstaining
Meanings
- abandon
- throw away
- discard
- resign
- reject
- sacrifice
Readings
Onyomi
- キ
Kunyomi
- す.てる
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Useful words
02
放棄
ほうき
abandonment, renunciation
03
破棄
はき
destruction, annulment
04
棄てる
すてる
to abandon, to throw away
05
投棄
とうき
dumping, illegal disposal
06
棄却
ききゃく
rejection, dismissal
Compare Kanji
01捨Meaning95%discard, throw awayThrowing away gives the everyday action closest to abandoning.02廃Meaning85%abolish, obsolete廃 adds abandonment through disuse or abolition, a more official neighbor.03失Meaning72%lose, errorLoss sits near 棄, but the lost thing may not be thrown away on purpose.04去Meaning66%gone, pastGoing away is simpler; 棄 adds the decision to leave something behind.05拒Meaning64%repel, refuseRefusal naturally neighbors the discard side.06葬Meaning50%interment, bury葬 is not discard, but burial gives a final placing-away image near 棄.