Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
901 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 13
Meaning: abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice
Kunyomi: す.てる
Onyomi: キ
Composition: 㐬 木
Radical: 木
Meaning: tree
棄権 （キケン） abstention (from voting), renunciation (of a right), withdrawal (from a contest)
棄却 （キキャク） rejection, dismissal, turning down, abandoning, renunciation
投棄 （トウキ） abandonment, giving up, throwing away, disposal, dumping
遺棄 （イキ） abandonment, desertion
捨てる （すてる） to throw away, to cast away, to dump, to discard, to abandon, to desert, to leave, to give up, to resign