Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 遺棄する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 遺い 棄き する 遺い 棄き しない Polite 遺い 棄き します 遺い 棄き しません Past polite 遺い 棄き しました 遺い 棄き しませんでした Past 遺い 棄き した 遺い 棄き しなかった Te-form 遺い 棄き して 遺い 棄き しないで Desire 遺い 棄き したい 遺い 棄き したくない Potential 遺い 棄き できる 遺い 棄き できない Passive 遺い 棄き される 遺い 棄き されない Causative 遺い 棄き させる 遺い 棄き させない Causative passive 遺い 棄き させられる 遺い 棄き させられない Volitional 遺い 棄き しよう Polite volitional 遺い 棄き しましょう Imperative 遺い 棄き しろ 遺い 棄き するな Conditional 遺い 棄き すれば 遺い 棄き しなければ Tara conditional 遺い 棄き したら 遺い 棄き しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 遺い 棄き する to abandon (a person)
The mother was arrested for abandoning her infant.
〈 物もの 〉 を 不ふ 法ほう に 遺い 棄き する to illegally dump/discard (an object)
The factory illegally dumped industrial waste in the mountains.
遺い 棄き の 罪つみ に 問と われる to be charged with the crime of abandonment
He is being charged with abandoning someone he was legally obligated to protect.
Kanji 遺 bequeath, leave behind, reserve 棄 abandon, throw away, discard Related words 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.
見捨てる is an everyday, emotionally colored verb for abandoning someone in need, whereas 遺棄 is the cold, formal/legal term used in crime reports and statutes.
放置 means to leave something as it is without acting, which can be mere neglect, while 遺棄 implies actively leaving a person or thing behind in a way that may be criminal.
遺棄 is a formal/legal term for abandonment (e.g. child abandonment), while 置き去り is the everyday word for leaving someone or something behind.
Don't confuse with 遺失 means to lose something unintentionally (e.g. a wallet), whereas 遺棄 means to deliberately abandon a person or object, even though both words share the kanji 遺 .
棄却 refers to a court dismissing or rejecting a claim, while 遺棄 refers to abandoning a person, animal, or object; both share the kanji 棄 but mean very different legal acts.
Word family abandoned child
abandonment (crime); criminal abandonment
abandonment of a corpse; abandoning a dead body
abandonment of the elderly; historical practice of leaving old people in remote places
abandoned goods; abandoned cargo
Etymology Compound of 遺 (leave behind) and 棄 (discard). The kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of leaving something behind and discarding it.
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