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捨
Discard, Throw Away
す.てる
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Japan has strict garbage sorting rules. Residents must separate recyclables, burnable trash, and non-burnable trash before 捨てる (suteru), or throwing them away.
Memory Trick
Imagine dropping an old newspaper into a recycling bin. Throwing something away helps you remember 捨 means 'to discard.'
Readings
Onyomi: シャ (sha)
Kunyomi: す.てる
Example Words
捨てる
すてる (suteru)
To throw away
取捨選択
しゅしゃせんたく (shusha sentaku)
Selection
見捨てる
みすてる (misuteru)
To abandon
捨て場
すてば (suteba)
Dumping place
Example Sentence
古い 雑誌 を 捨てました。
ふるい ざっし を すてました。
furui zasshi o sutemashita
I threw away the old magazines.