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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

698 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: abolish, obsolete, cessation, discarding, abandon

Kunyomi: すた.れる, すた.る

Onyomi: ハイ

Composition: 广 発

廃

Radical

Radical: 广

Meaning: house on cliff

Reading: まだれ

Frequency: 15

广

Examples

Onyomi Examples

廃棄 (ハイキ) disposal, abandonment, scrapping, discarding, abolition, annulment, cancellation, abrogation, repeal

廃案 (ハイアン) rejected bill (project)

退廃 (タイハイ) (moral) decay, (social) decline, decadence, corruption, degeneration, deterioration, decline (in prosperity)

改廃 (カイハイ) reform and (or) abolition, alteration or repeal, revision, reorganization, reorganisation

Kunyomi Examples

廃れる (すたれる) to go out of use, to become obsolete, to die out, to go out of fashion, to go out of style, to decline (e.g. of morals), to be lost, to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)

廃る (すたる) to go out of use, to become obsolete, to die out, to go out of fashion, to go out of style, to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.), to be harmed, to be sullied

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