老人遺棄

ろうじんいき

historical practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc.

廃棄

はいき

disposal, abandonment, scrapping, discarding, abolition

棄民

きみん

abandoned people (people left to fend for themselves after a war or natural disaster)

棄捐

きえん

donation, abandonment

棄教

ききょう

apostasy, renunciation (e.g. of a religion), defection

棄背

きはい

giving up and turning back

棄市

きし

execution by decapitation, followed by public display of the body (form of punishment in ancient China)

唾棄

だき

despising, disdaining, scorning, holding in contempt

揚棄

sublimation; abandonment

棄却

ききゃく

rejection, dismissal, abandoning, renunciation, waiver

毀棄

きき

destroying, demolishing, damage

遺棄

いき

abandonment, desertion

棄権

きけん

abstaining from voting

破棄

はき

tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents), disposal (e.g. weaponry), revocation, annulment, breaking (e.g. treaty), reversing (e.g. an original judgment) (judgement), discard, cancellation, repeal

放棄

ほうき

abandonment, renunciation, resignation, abdication (responsibility, right)

投棄

とうき

abandonment, giving up, throwing away, disposal, dumping

厭棄

えんき

abandonment, rejection

棄約

きやく

breaking a promise

棄世

きせい

death