Japanese symbol for “discard”
捨てる
すてる
Romaji: suteru
to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard
In Japanese, discard is 捨てる, read すてる (suteru).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- v1, vt to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard
- v1, vt to abandon; to desert; to leave
- v1, vt to give up; to resign
- v1, vt to sacrifice (stones) (go)
Written forms: 捨てる、棄てる. Readings: すてる.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “discard”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 切り捨てる | きりすてる kirisuteru | to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to omit |
| 捨て去る | すてさる sutesaru | to abandon; to throw away; to discard |
| 打っちゃる | うっちゃる utcharu | to discard; to abandon |
| 捨て札 | すてふだ sutefuda | discard; discarded (playing) card |
| 脱ぎ捨てる | ぬぎすてる nugisuteru | to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 使い捨て | つかいすて tsukaisute | throwaway; disposable; single-use |
| 見捨てる | みすてる misuteru | to abandon; to fail; to desert |
| 切り捨て | きりすて kirisute | cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves |
| 呼び捨て | よびすて yobisute | addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite) |
| 四捨五入 | ししゃごにゅう shishagonyuu | rounding (off; a number); rounding half away from zero |
See also: Chinese symbol for “discard”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.