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What does 破棄 (はき, haki) mean?

破棄 (はき, haki) means cancellation, annulment, discarding.

Quick facts
Readingはき
Romajihaki
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
はき
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhaki

cancellation, annulment, discarding

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive annulment; cancellation; abrogation
  3. 3noun · suru verb · transitive reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing

Example sentences

  • The contract was cancelled by mutual agreement.

  • Please dispose of all the old documents.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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