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廃
abolish · discard · disuse · ruin · waste
N1On: はいKun: すたれる
Memory Aid
Imagine a once-grand building (`广`) now completely `empty` and `abandoned`, as if its essence has `departed` (`発`) from within it, leaving it in ruin.
Vocabulary
廃止はいしabolition, repeal
廃棄はいきdisposal, abandonment
廃墟はいきょruins, abandoned building
廃れるすたれるto go out of fashion, to become obsolete
荒廃こうはいdevastation, ruin
Example Sentences
その法律は昨年廃止されました。
That law was abolished last year.
古い書類はすべて廃棄してください。
Please dispose of all old documents.
その町には多くの廃墟が残っていた。
Many ruins remained in that town.
この風習はもうすたれてしまった。
This custom has already fallen into disuse.