捨すて子ご

also: きじ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

Refers to a child who has been deserted by their parents or guardians, often left in a public place. The term is neutral but can carry a somber tone.

れ

て

い

た

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He was left as an abandoned child in front of the church.

その捨すて子ごは病びょう院いんで保ほ護ごされた。

The foundling was taken into care at the hospital.

〈人ひと〉を捨すて子ごにするto abandon someone (a child) as a foundling
赤あかちゃんを捨すて子ごにするのは犯はん罪ざいだ。
Abandoning a baby as a foundling is a crime.
捨すて子ごが見みつかるa foundling is found/discovered
公こう園えんのベンチで捨すて子ごが見みつかった。
A foundling was found on a park bench.
捨すて子ごとして育そだてられるto be raised as a foundling
彼かれは捨すて子ごとして育そだてられた。
He was raised as a foundling.

遺い児じ
捨て子 is the standard word for an abandoned child, whereas 遺児 in this sense is a rare, literary usage.

孤こ児じN1
捨て子 refers to a child abandoned by parents who may still be alive, while 孤児 refers to a child whose parents have died, regardless of abandonment.
迷子まいごN3
捨て子 means a child deliberately abandoned by a guardian, whereas 迷子 means a child merely separated from a parent temporarily, such as lost in a crowd.

捨すて子ごUsage46%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common and recommended form.
棄児Usage42%
- きじ
  Rare kanji compound with the reading きじ; primarily literary or historical.

Compound of 捨て (stem of 捨てる 'to throw away, abandon') + 子 'child'. The kanji 棄 is a synonym of 捨, both meaning 'discard' or 'abandon'.

すてご

Rare spelling; more commonly read as きじ.

捨すて子ごUsage10%

Abbreviated spelling without okurigana; encountered in older or compact texts.

棄すて子ごUsage2%

irregular okurigana

Irregular okurigana usage; not recommended for learners.

棄すて子ご

Variant using 棄 (abandon); less common but still seen.

棄すて児ご

Uncommon variant using 児; mostly historical.

きじ