also: ほぐ · ほうご · ほうぐ · ほんご · ほんぐ
wastepaper; scrap paper
Refers to paper that is no longer needed, such as used or discarded sheets. Often appears in the phrase 反故にする (to discard or nullify).
I threw away the memo as wastepaper.
We cannot just nullify the contract.
wastepaper; scrap paper
Standard kanji spelling for wastepaper.
Variant kanji spelling; less common than 反故.
Obsolete kana reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Obsolete kana reading; historical spelling.
Obsolete kana reading; historical spelling.
Obsolete kana reading; historical spelling.
Obsolete kana reading; historical spelling.
A Sino-Japanese word from 反故, originally referring to written paper turned over so that its reverse side could be reused. It consequently came to mean wastepaper and, figuratively, something annulled or discarded.