Japanese symbol for “disposal”
処分
しょぶん
Romaji: shobun
disposal; throwing away; selling off
In Japanese, disposal is 処分, read しょぶん (shobun).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt disposal; throwing away; selling off
- n, vs, vt dealing with (a problem); measure
- n, vs, vt punishment; penalty
- n, vs, vt putting down (e.g. diseased animal)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “disposal”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 処理 | しょり shori | processing; dealing with; treatment |
| 廃棄 | はいき haiki | disposal; abandonment; scrapping |
| 始末 | しまつ shimatsu | management; dealing with; settlement |
| 抹殺 | まっさつ massatsu | elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; disposal |
| 投棄 | とうき touki | abandonment; giving up; throwing away |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 処理 | しょり shori | processing; dealing with; treatment |
| 対処 | たいしょ taisho | dealing with; coping with |
| 処置 | しょち shochi | measure; step; dealing with |
| 処刑 | しょけい shokei | execution |
| 処女 | しょじょ shojo | virgin (usu. female); maiden |
| 自分 | じぶん jibun | myself; yourself; oneself |
| 部分 | ぶぶん bubun | portion; section; part |
| 気分 | きぶん kibun | feeling; mood |
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.