Keyword
discard
Info
FrequencyTop 1300-1400
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig820
Readings
(86%)
(9%)
(4%)
Composed of
lid
arm of a bodybuilder
twenty
stick
tree
Used in vocabulary (97 in total)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
Examples (25 in total)
The plans were discarded.
The company abandoned that project.
He abandoned the idea.
He refused to quit despite many obstacles.
With respect to these documents, I think the best thing is to destroy them.
They broke off their engagement.
"Didn't you get married!?" "Oh, we split up. We broke our engagement."
They have demanded that all copies of the book be destroyed.
The crew abandoned the ship.
We were forced to back out of a contract due to the earthquake.
When it was time to vote, he abstained.
There were two abstentions.
She broke off her engagement in a fit of anger.
The Japanese people have renounced war.
This river is polluted with factory waste.
The river is polluted by waste from houses and factories.
Where should we dispose of the waste?
Factory waste sometimes pollutes our rivers.
Factory waste has polluted the sea.
Wastes have polluted portions of our water.
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
The factory waste gave rise to serious environmental pollution.
Industrial wastes pollute the earth.
The problem of radioactive waste remains unresolved.
America's radioactive waste may be targeted in terrorist attacks.