破は棄き

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

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

Meanings

tearing up and discarding; destruction

Physical destruction or disposal of documents, records, or physical items. Often used in official contexts.

Related words

取とり消けしN3sense 2
取り消し is a broad, everyday word for cancelling or revoking something, while 破棄 is more formal and legalistic, used for voiding contracts or agreements.
破は壊かいN2sense 1
破壊 is a general word for physically destroying or wrecking something, whereas 破棄 specifically implies destroying (tearing up) documents or records, often with legal/official intent.
解かい約やくN1sense 2
解約 specifically means cancelling a contract (like a subscription or lease), while 破棄 is a stronger, more formal term for unilaterally voiding or tearing up an agreement.
隠いん滅めつ
破棄 means destroying or annulling documents or agreements, but lacks the sense of hiding that 隠滅 carries.
撤てっ回かいN1
破棄 means voiding or destroying a contract or document, whereas 撤回 is about retracting one's own declaration or plan.

Opposites

履り行こう sense 2
履行 means fulfilling or carrying out a contract or obligation, the opposite of 破棄, which means voiding or breaking it.
維い持じN2sense 3
In legal appeals, 維持 means upholding a lower court's ruling, the opposite of 破棄, which means the higher court overturning it.
締てい約やく
破棄 means to abrogate or annul a treaty, the opposite process of 締約, which means to conclude or enter into one.

Don't confuse with

廃はい棄きN1sense 1
廃棄 (はいき) means to discard something as waste (garbage, unused items), while 破棄 (はき) emphasizes tearing up/destroying documents or voiding a contract, and the two are easily confused because they look and sound similar.
放ほう棄きN1
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.