# 棄 discard

(decapitated cow) + (brush/fork) + 木 (tree)
★☆☆☆☆
13 strokes
BETA

## Onyomi

KI | I got drunk and discarded my house-KEY. Now my wife makes me sleep in the yard.

## Mnemonic

| If you can deal with the fact that the brush radical is tilted sideways, then have I got a mnemonic for you! I killed the cow with a fork, and discarded the decapitated cow-head in a tree. No one will think to look for it there!

## Jukugo

放棄(ほうき) する | resign ★☆☆☆☆ 放 (release) + 棄 (discard) = 放棄 (resign) renounce, resign, "I don't sell that shit no more, dude."
廃棄(はいき) する | annul ☆☆☆☆☆ NP 廃 (wane) + 棄 (discard) = 廃棄 (annul) dispose of - usually used of specialized garbage: medical waste or nuclear boogers or whatever.

## Synonyms

ban 禁止 廃止 発禁 廃棄 駆逐 追放