捨てる

• 読み: すてる
• ローマ字: suteru
• 漢字の分解: 捨 (sha/su) — discard, throw away; hand radical (扌) + 舍 (shelter)
• 発音: /sɯ.te.ɾɯ/

意味

To throw away; to discard; to dump; to dispose of something no longer needed.

A Group 2 (ichidan) transitive verb. Used for disposing of physical objects and also figuratively: チャンスを捨てる (to throw away a chance), 夢を捨てる (to abandon a dream). In Japan, proper rubbish disposal follows strict rules, making this verb especially practical for daily life.

例文

1. ゴミは決まった日に捨ててください。
2. 古い服を全部捨てました。
3. まだ使えるのに捨てるのはもったいない。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, cleaning, recycling

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 捨 combines the hand radical (扌) with 舍 (sha, shelter/house), suggesting the act of removing something from a dwelling by hand — clearing out and discarding.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal