Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.
放擲 (ほうてき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
abandoning ; giving up ; quitting
A formal, literary term for throwing something away or abandoning it, often used metaphorically for giving up a plan, habit, or responsibility. Rare in everyday speech; more common in written or elevated contexts.
悪あく 習しゅう を 放ほう 擲てき する の は 容よう 易い で は ない 。
It is not easy to give up a bad habit.
Written forms 放ほう 擲てき Usage 100%
Literary kanji form; the character 擲 is not in the Jōyō kanji list, so this spelling is uncommon in modern writing.
抛ほう 擲てき
Variant kanji form using 抛; even rarer than 放擲 and mostly found in older texts.
Similar words 放ほう 棄き 放棄 is the standard, everyday word for abandonment or renunciation. 放擲 is a much rarer, literary synonym with a stronger nuance of 'throwing away'.
投な げ 捨す てる 投げ捨てる is a concrete, physical action of throwing something away. 放擲 is more abstract and formal.
Etymology Compound of 放 (release, let go) and 擲 (throw, cast aside). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in literary Chinese and classical Japanese to mean 'throw away' or 'abandon'.
