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捨

Level VIII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 969 / 2,608

Throw Away

On’yomi
しゃ
Kun’yomi
す
Radical
手 Hand (Kangxi 64)

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 競 (Compete), less common than 溶 (Melt).

Fingers on the left toss an umbrella over a mouth on the right -- fingers throwing away an umbrella that covers a mouth means to throw away what covers you.

In words

捨てる すてる to throw awayN4
四捨五入 ししゃごにゅう rounding up (fractions)N2

捨 is rank 969 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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