Translation guide
How to express 'throw out' in Japanese, covering physical disposal, discarding ideas/plans, ejecting people, and more.
To put something in the trash or get rid of it because it's no longer needed.
The most common and general verb for throwing something away or discarding it.
この古い新聞を捨ててください。
Please throw out these old newspapers.
もう使わないから、捨てよう。
I don't use it anymore, so let's throw it out.
More formal, often used for proper disposal of items, especially large or regulated ones.
粗大ゴミを処分するには予約が必要です。
You need a reservation to dispose of large trash.
Technical/legal term for discarding or scrapping, often used in business or environmental contexts.
産業廃棄物を適切に廃棄する。
Dispose of industrial waste properly.
To refuse to accept or consider something, like a suggestion or application.
Formal rejection of a proposal, application, or motion, often by an authority.
彼の提案は会議で却下された。
His proposal was thrown out at the meeting.
To flatly reject or rebuff, often with a sense of strong refusal.
彼女は彼の申し出をはねつけた。
She threw out his offer.
Casual term for rejecting a draft, idea, or plan, commonly used in creative or business settings.
To force someone to leave a place, like a bar, school, or event.
To drive someone out or expel them, often physically or from a group.
酔っ払いはバーから追い出された。
The drunk was thrown out of the bar.
To make someone leave a venue or event, often used in sports or formal settings.
審判はその選手を退場させた。
The referee threw the player out of the game.
Literally 'to throw out', can mean to eject someone forcefully or abandon them.
To produce and send out something like smoke, fumes, or light.
General verb for emitting or putting out something intangible.
その工場は大量の煙を出している。
The factory is throwing out a lot of smoke.
Formal term for releasing or discharging substances, energy, etc.
有害物質を放出する。
Throw out harmful substances.
To cause a joint to come out of its socket.
To stretch out a limb suddenly or forcefully.
To thrust out, often used for limbs or objects.
彼は手を突き出して止めた。
He threw out his hand to stop it.
To stretch out or extend, more general and less forceful.
The literal translation '投げる' means 'to throw' as in a ball, not 'to throw out' in the sense of discarding. Use 捨てる for throwing away trash.
ゴミを投げる (✕)
Throw out the trash (incorrect)
ゴミを捨てる (○)
Throw out the trash (correct)
This design was thrown out.
彼は家から放り出された。
He was thrown out of the house.
I threw out my legs and relaxed.