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What does the kanji 捨 mean?

捨 means discarding, abandoning. On'yomi シャ. Kun'yomi す.てる.

Quick facts
On'yomiシャ
Kun'yomiす.てる
Strokes11
Main radical手
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
On'yomi シャKun'yomi す.てる
N2 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes

discarding, abandoning

Memory hook

The hand (扌) leaving the dwelling (舎) and discarding what is not needed — THROW AWAY, ABANDON.

Main radical

手hand 4 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 11 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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