廃 means “abolish, disuse, waste”

はい · hai

Also: obsolete, cessation, discarding

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

すたれる, すたる

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ハイ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 12 strokes

The story

A building (广) whose people have set off (発) for good: an empty shell. 廃 is what falls out of use: 廃止 is abolition, 廃墟 is a ruin, and a 廃校, a closed school, is a common sight in Japan's emptying countryside.

Used in 廃止 (haishi, abolition), 廃棄 (haiki, disposal), and 廃墟 (haikyo, ruins)

More from Block & Refuse

• 障 obstacle
• 避 avoid
• 撤 withdraw
• 抑 suppress
• 拒 refuse
• 棄 abandon
• 却 send back
• 控 refrain
• 排 expel
• 抵 resist
• 阻 obstruct
• 妨 hinder

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