Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “破棄”

破棄

はき

tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction

Example sentence

With respect to these documents, I think the best thing is to destroy them.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

破
On
は
Kun
やぶ.る;やぶ.れる;わ.れる
Stroke count
10

・rend

・rip

・tear

・break

・destroy

・defeat

・frustrate

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棄
On
き
Kun
す.てる
Stroke count
13

・abandon

・throw away

・discard

・resign

・reject

・sacrifice

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Related words to 破棄

2 related words

破棄

はき

→

annulment;cancellation;abrogation;voiding;breaking (e.g. a treaty)

破棄

はき

→

reversal (of an original ruling on appeal);quashing