Explore 捨 in everyday disposal and in expressions about abandoning a dream. Learn each reading with its word.

The idea

捨 has 11 strokes. Follow the linked diagram. 捨てる is read すてる; 捨てます is its polite form. In the compound 取捨, 捨 is read しゃ.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingExample in context
捨てますすてますI throw away old newspapers.
捨てませんすてませんI do not throw away clothes that can still be worn.
捨てずにすてずにHe keeps working hard without abandoning his dream.

Examples

  • 古ふるい新聞しんぶんを捨すてます。I throw away old newspapers.
  • ごみは明日あしたの朝あさに捨すてます。I put out the rubbish tomorrow morning.
  • まだ使つかえる服ふくは捨すてません。I do not throw away clothes that can still be worn.
  • 彼かれは夢ゆめを捨すてずに努力どりょくしています。He keeps working hard without abandoning his dream.
  • 不要ふような書類しょるいを処分しょぶんする前まえに、捨すてるものを確認かくにんします。Before disposing of unnecessary documents, I check what I am throwing away.
  • 試合しあいの最後さいごまで勝利しょうりを捨すてません。I do not give up on victory until the end of the match.

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Watch out

捨てる can mean discarding an object or abandoning something abstract. 捨てずに means without giving up; do not confuse it with the affirmative 捨てて.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 捨てる in hiragana.

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    すてる

    捨てる is read すてる; the kana てる belongs to the word.

  2. Write the reading of 取捨 in hiragana.

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    しゅしゃ

    取捨 is read しゅしゃ and means selection, choosing what to keep or discard.

  3. Choose the missing kanji: ＿てます（すてます）［捨／拾］.

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    捨

    捨 completes 捨てます, the polite form of 捨てる: to throw away.

Use it today

Write 捨 following the diagram. Read 捨てる and 取捨 aloud, then make a sentence about something you would not throw away.