廃はい棄き

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廃棄する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	廃はい棄きする	廃はい棄きしない
Polite	廃はい棄きします	廃はい棄きしません
Past polite	廃はい棄きしました	廃はい棄きしませんでした
Past	廃はい棄きした	廃はい棄きしなかった
Te-form	廃はい棄きして	廃はい棄きしないで
Desire	廃はい棄きしたい	廃はい棄きしたくない
Potential	廃はい棄きできる	廃はい棄きできない
Passive	廃はい棄きされる	廃はい棄きされない
Causative	廃はい棄きさせる	廃はい棄きさせない
Causative passive	廃はい棄きさせられる	廃はい棄きさせられない
Volitional	廃はい棄きしよう
Polite volitional	廃はい棄きしましょう
Imperative	廃はい棄きしろ	廃はい棄きするな
Conditional	廃はい棄きすれば	廃はい棄きしなければ
Tara conditional	廃はい棄きしたら	廃はい棄きしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

disposal; discarding; scrapping; abandonment

Used for throwing away or getting rid of unwanted items, waste, documents, equipment, or unusable goods. It can also mean scrapping or abandoning something no longer used, such as a plan or system.

個こ人じん情じょう報ほうを含ふくむ書しょ類るいは安あん全ぜんに廃はい棄きしてください。
Please dispose of documents containing personal information safely.
古ふるくなった機き械かいを廃はい棄きすることにした。
We decided to scrap the old machine.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

annulment; abrogation; repeal; cancellation

Formal or legal use for declaring an agreement, treaty, rule, or similar arrangement no longer valid. 条約を廃棄する is a common type of collocation for this sense.

政せい府ふはその条じょう約やくを廃はい棄きすると発はっ表ぴょうした。
The government announced that it would abrogate the treaty.
協きょう定ていの一いっ方ぽう的てきな廃はい棄きに、相あい手て国こくは強つよく反はん発ぱつした。
The other country strongly opposed the unilateral cancellation of the agreement.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を廃はい棄きするto dispose of / scrap something
使つかえなくなった家か具ぐを廃はい棄きした。
We disposed of the furniture that had become unusable.
条じょう約やくを廃はい棄きするto abrogate / annul a treaty
政せい府ふはその条じょう約やくを廃はい棄きすると発はっ表ぴょうした。
The government announced that it would abrogate the treaty.
〈事こと〉を廃はい棄きするto abandon or scrap a plan, system, or arrangement
この計けい画かくは廃はい棄きされることになった。
It was decided that this plan would be scrapped.

Kanji

廃abolish, obsolete, cessation
棄abandon, throw away, discard

Related words

処しょ分ぶんN2sense 1
処分 covers disposing of or dealing with something (and can also mean punishment or administrative action), while 廃棄 specifically means discarding or scrapping.
廃はい止しN1sense 2
廃止 means abolishing or discontinuing a system, rule, or practice, while 廃棄 more strongly implies physically discarding something or legally abrogating an agreement.
廃はい車しゃ
廃棄 is the general word for discarding or disposing of any item, while 廃車 refers specifically to retiring or scrapping a vehicle.
投とう棄き
廃棄 is the broad term for discarding or scrapping something no longer needed, while 投棄 specifically implies throwing away or dumping, often illegally.

Opposites

保ほ存ぞんN3sense 1
保存 means to preserve or keep something, the opposite of 廃棄, which means to discard or scrap it.
リサイクルN4
廃棄 means simply throwing something away as waste, the opposite of リサイクル, which turns waste back into usable material.
保ほ管かんN1
廃棄 means disposing of or discarding something, the opposite of 保管, which means keeping it safe.
再さい利り用ようN3
廃棄 means to discard or dispose of something, the opposite of 再利用, which means to give it a second use instead of throwing it away.

Don't confuse with

破は棄きN1sense 2
破棄 and 廃棄 share the kanji 棄 and overlap in legal contexts, but 破棄 focuses on tearing up or annulling a document or agreement while 廃棄 more commonly covers physical disposal as well.
廃はい止しN1
廃棄 means physically discarding or disposing of an object, whereas 廃止 means discontinuing an abstract system, law, or rule.
廃はい棄き物ぶつ
廃棄 is the act of discarding something, whereas 廃棄物 is the resulting material that has been discarded.

Word family

廃はい棄き物ぶつ
waste; garbage; trash; refuse
核かく廃はい棄き
nuclear disposal; abandoning nuclear weapons
セル廃はい棄き
cell discarding
廃はい棄き処しょ分ぶん
disposal; scrapping; shelving
フレーム廃はい棄き
frame discard
総そう廃はい棄きセル数すう
total number of discarded cells

Written forms

廃はい棄きUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for the noun and 廃棄する verb use.
ハイキUsage<1%

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound: 廃 is associated with abandoning or abolishing, and 棄 with throwing away or discarding. Together they express discarding, scrapping, or invalidating something.