Word Meaning 捨てる

すてる suteru

捨てる is read as すてる (suteru) and means to give up.

Meaning

English

to give up
to resign
to abandon
to desert
to leave
to throw away
to cast away
to dump

Reading

Kana

すてる

Romaji

suteru

Writing Variants

棄てる すてる suteru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Related Words 動物,ペット,愛玩動物,拾う Rank 8404 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

捨て子

すてご

abandoned child

捨て身

すてみ

putting one's life on the line

捨て石

すていし

sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.)

捨万求一

しゃばんきゅういつ

pursuing one overriding objective while forsaking all the others

切り捨てる

きりすてる

to cut off and throw away

見捨てる

みすてる

to abandon

投げ捨てる

なげすてる

to throw away

乗り捨てる

のりすてる

to get off

名を捨てて実を取る

なをすててじつをとる

to take the profit over the fame

脱ぎ捨てる

ぬぎすてる

to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.)

使い捨て

つかいずて

throwaway

四捨五入

ししゃごにゅう

rounding (off; a number)

Example Sentences

そんな大事なものを捨てるな。

そんなだいじなものをすてるな。

Don't throw away something that important.

これは捨てるべきだと思う？

Do you think I should throw this away?

ここにゴミ捨てるべからず。

No dumping rubbish here!

ここにゴミを捨てるべからず。

Don't throw trash here.

これはまだ捨てるには惜しい。

This is still too good to be thrown away.

友人を見捨てるべきではない。

No one should desert his friends.

悪癖を捨てるのは簡単ではない。

It is not easy to get rid of bad habits.

トムはメアリーのこと捨てる気なの？

Is Tom going to dump Mary?

金をどぶに捨てるようなものである。

It's money down the drain.

警察は容疑者に銃を捨てるよう命じた。

The police ordered the suspect to drop his gun.

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