discard; discarded card
In card games, a card that has been thrown away or is in the discard pile.
捨て札から必要なカードを拾うことはできない。
You cannot pick up a needed card from the discard pile.
Edo-period bulletin board for condemned criminals
Archaic; a public notice board displaying details of criminals sentenced to death during the Edo period.
彼は手札を一枚捨て札にした。
He discarded one card from his hand.
In the Edo period, the 捨て札 displayed the name and crime of the condemned.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant spelling without okurigana; less common but acceptable.
Compound of 捨て (stem of 捨てる 'to discard') + 札 ('card, tag'). The archaic sense likely extended from the idea of a 'discarded tag' used for public notices.