捨: Discard; Throw Away; AbandonKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it

Words that use the on'yomi (シャ)

• 取捨しゅしゃadoption or rejection; selection
• 四捨五入ししゃごにゅうrounding (fractions); rounding half up
• 取捨分別しゅしゃふんべつmake a choice among many; select the good (desirable, necessary, relevant) and discard the rest
• 取捨選択しゅしゃせんたくselection; making a choice
• 喜捨きしゃalmsgiving
• 四捨五入機能ししゃごにゅうきのうround-off function; rounding

Words that use a kun'yomi

• 使い捨てつかいすてthrowaway; disposable
• 切り捨てきりすてcutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing
• 乗り捨てるのりすてるto get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
• 切り捨てるきりすてるto cut down; to slay
• 呼び捨てよびすてaddressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
• 投げ捨てるなげすてるto throw away
• 捨てるすてるto throw away; to cast away
• 捨て子すてごabandoned child; foundling
• 捨て石すていしornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock
• 捨て身すてみputting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got
• 掛け捨てかけすてfixed-term payment (usu. insurance)
• 脱ぎ捨てるぬぎすてるto fling; to throw off (clothes)
• 見捨てるみすてるto abandon; to fail
• いのちを捨てるいのちをすてるto give one's life; to lay down one's life
• うち捨てるうちすてるto throw away; to abandon
• うば捨て山うばすてやまmountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend)
• かなぐり捨てるかなぐりすてるto fling off; to throw off
• どぶに捨てるどぶにすてるto throw down the drain; to waste
• はき捨てるはきすてるto spit out; to eject
• ゴミ捨て場ゴミすてばgarbage dump; dump site
• ポイ捨てポイすてlittering, esp. such things as empty cans, cigarette butts, dog faeces, etc. along roads, in parks, etc.; careless tossing away
• ワンデー使い捨てコンタクトレンズワンデーつかいすてコンタクトレンズdaily disposable contact lenses
• 世捨てびとよすてびとhermit; recluse
• 世捨て人よすてびとhermit; recluse
• 乗り捨て料金のりすてりょうきんone-way car rental fee
• 使い捨てるつかいすてるto use and then throw away
• 使い捨てカメラつかいすてカメラdisposable camera; single-use camera
• 使い捨てコンタクトつかいすてコンタクトdisposable contact lenses
• 使い捨てコンタクトレンズつかいすてコンタクトレンズdisposable contact lenses
• 使い捨てパスワードつかいすてパスワードdisposable password
• 使い捨てレンズつかいすてレンズdisposable contact lenses
• 使い捨て装置つかいすてそうちthrow-away device
• 切り捨てられるきりすてられるcan be discarded; can be cut down
• 切り捨て御免きりすてごめんright of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
• 取り捨てるとりすてるto throw away
• 取捨てるとりすてるto throw away
• 名を捨てて実を取るなをすててじつをとるto take the profit over the fame
• 吐き捨てるはきすてるto spit out; to eject
• 呼び捨てにするよびすてにするto address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
• 命を捨てるいのちをすてるto give one's life; to lay down one's life

Other readings

• おば捨て山うばすてやまmountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend)
• ごみ捨て場ゴミすてばgarbage dump; dump site
• ぽい捨てポイすてlittering, esp. such things as empty cans, cigarette butts, dog faeces, etc. along roads, in parks, etc.; careless tossing away
• 世捨人よすてびとhermit; recluse
• 乗捨料金のりすてりょうきんone-way car rental fee
• 使い捨つかいすてthrowaway; disposable
• 切捨てきりすてcutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing
• 切捨てるきりすてるto cut down; to slay
• 切捨て御免きりすてごめんright of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
• 切捨て機能きりすてきのうround-down function
• 切捨御免きりすてごめんright of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
• 呼捨てよびすてaddressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
• 呼捨てにするよびすてにするto address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
• 塵捨て場ゴミすてばgarbage dump; dump site

Showing the 60 most common of 169 words. See them all in the graph.

Kanji that often appear with 捨

• 使
• 切
• 山
• 身
• 場
• 取
• 御
• 免
• 斬
• 呼
• 旅