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見捨てる (みすてる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
abandon ; forsake ; desert ; give up on
To abandon someone or something one was previously involved with or responsible for; implies a deliberate turning away, often with emotional weight. Used for people, causes, plans, etc.
友とも 達だち を 見み 捨す てる よう な こと は し ない で ほしい 。
I hope you won't do something like forsake your friends.
Written forms 見み 捨す てる Usage 91%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
見み すてる Usage 4%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; rarely used in practice, but included for search coverage.
見み 棄す てる Usage 3%
Variant using 棄 (abandon); less common than 見捨てる.
みすてる Usage 1%
Kanji 捨 discard, throw away, abandon 棄 abandon, throw away, discard Similar words 捨す てる 捨てる is a general verb for 'throw away' or 'discard' (physical objects, habits, etc.). 見捨てる specifically means abandoning a person, cause, or responsibility, with a nuance of looking away or turning one's back.
諦あきら める 諦める means 'to give up' on a goal or hope, often for oneself. 見捨てる is about abandoning someone or something external, not just ceasing one's own effort.
Etymology Compound of 見る (miru, 'to see') + 捨てる (suteru, 'to throw away'). The literal image is 'to see and throw away', i.e., to look at someone or something and then abandon them.
