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棄

Level IX of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1093 / 2,608

Abandon

On’yomi
き
Kun’yomi
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Radical
木 Tree (Kangxi 75)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 奪 (Rob), less common than 玄 (Mysterious).

A lid on top, the world in the middle, and a tree at the bottom — a lid slams over the world and tree, abandoning everything underneath to darkness.

In words

棄権 きけん abstain from voting;renunciation of a rightN1
放棄 ほうき abandonment;renunciation;abdication (responsibility right)N1
破棄 はき revocation;annulment;breaking (e.g. treaty)N1

棄 is rank 1093 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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