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放棄 (ほうき, houki) Japanese meaning: abandonment | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 放棄する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 放ほう 棄き する 放ほう 棄き しない Polite 放ほう 棄き します 放ほう 棄き しません Past polite 放ほう 棄き しました 放ほう 棄き しませんでした Past 放ほう 棄き した 放ほう 棄き しなかった Te-form 放ほう 棄き して 放ほう 棄き しないで Desire 放ほう 棄き したい 放ほう 棄き したくない Potential 放ほう 棄き できる 放ほう 棄き できない Passive 放ほう 棄き される 放ほう 棄き されない Causative 放ほう 棄き させる 放ほう 棄き させない Causative passive 放ほう 棄き させられる 放ほう 棄き させられない Volitional 放ほう 棄き しよう Polite volitional 放ほう 棄き しましょう Imperative 放ほう 棄き しろ 放ほう 棄き するな Conditional 放ほう 棄き すれば 放ほう 棄き しなければ Tara conditional 放ほう 棄き したら 放ほう 棄き しなかったら
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He renounced his inheritance rights.
The government had no choice but to abandon the plan.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 放ほう 棄き する to abandon/renounce (a right, responsibility, plan, etc.)
He abandoned that heavy responsibility.
〈 物もの 〉 を 無む 条じょう 件けん で 放ほう 棄き する to unconditionally give up (a right, claim, etc.)
The company unconditionally gave up the patent.
Expressions 耕こう 作さく 放ほう 棄き abandonment of cultivation; farmland abandonment Kanji 棄 abandon, throw away, discard Related words· 10 断念 suggests giving up a hope or plan after struggle and often carries emotional weight, while 放棄 is a more formal term for abandoning a right, duty, or claim.
諦める is the everyday verb for giving up hope or effort, whereas 放棄 is a formal noun/する-verb used in legal or official contexts.
放棄 is a broad term for giving up any right, property, or responsibility, while 棄権 is used specifically for abstaining from a vote or withdrawing from a contest.
放棄 is the broad legal/general term for giving up a right, claim, or effort, while 遺棄 specifically means leaving behind a person, animal, or object, often implying wrongdoing.
Show 6 more 放棄 means giving up rights, duties, or efforts, whereas 投棄 means physically discarding or dumping objects, often illegally.
放棄 is a stronger, more formal term for giving up rights, duties, or property, whereas 放置 simply describes inaction or leaving something unattended.
放棄する is a formal, often legal or official term for renouncing a right or duty, while 捨てる is the everyday word for giving something up.
Opposites· 6 行使 means to exercise a right or power, the opposite of 放棄, which means to give up or renounce it.
保持 means to keep or maintain something, the opposite action to 放棄, which means to give it up.
放棄 means to abandon or renounce a right or asset, the opposite of 保有, which means to keep holding onto it.
Show 3 more Don't confuse with 破棄 means to nullify, cancel, or destroy (e.g. a contract or document), while 放棄 means to voluntarily give up a right or responsibility; the two share the kanji 棄 but differ in meaning.
Written forms 放ほう 棄き Usage 98%
Standard kanji form; high priority in news and common usage.
抛ほう 棄き Usage 2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound of 放 (release, let go) and 棄 (discard, abandon). The rare form 抛棄 uses 抛 (throw away) with a similar meaning.
放棄 denotes abandoning or waiving a right, duty, or possession, often with legal finality, while 返上 more specifically suggests handing something back to relinquish it.
放棄する is a formal word for abandoning rights or claims, while 手放す is more everyday and concrete, often about physically or practically letting go of something.
放棄する is a formal term for relinquishing rights, duties, or plans; 見捨てる is more emotionally loaded and typically used for abandoning people.
占せん
有ゆう
放棄 means giving up or abandoning a right or possession, the opposite of 占有 which means holding or controlling it.
放棄 means to give up or relinquish something, the direct opposite of 取得, which means to acquire or obtain it.
放棄 means to abandon or give up a position or right, the direct opposite of 堅持, which means to hold firmly to it.
ぞく
放ほう
棄き
rejection of an inheritance; waiving of inheritance
walkout; strike; desertion
