放棄(ほうき)

ほうき
noun / suru verb
abandonment; renunciation; forfeiture
1. abandonment, renunciation, giving up
The act of voluntarily giving up a right, claim, responsibility, or possession. Often used in legal and formal contexts.
権利(けんり)を放棄(ほうき)する。
To renounce a right.
途中(とちゅう)で試合(しあい)を放棄(ほうき)した。
They forfeited the match midway.
日本国(にほんこく)憲法(けんぽう)は戦争(せんそう)の放棄(ほうき)を定(さだ)めている。
The Japanese constitution stipulates the renunciation of war.

USAGE:
放棄(ほうき) is a formal word commonly used in legal, political, and official contexts. It implies a deliberate, often irreversible decision to give something up. The most famous usage is in Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution: 戦争(せんそう)の放棄(ほうき) (renunciation of war).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 権利(けんり)を放棄(ほうき)する: to renounce a right
  • 戦争(せんそう)放棄(ほうき): renunciation of war
  • 責任(せきにん)放棄(ほうき): abandonment of responsibility
  • 試合(しあい)放棄(ほうき): forfeiture of a match
  • 相続(そうぞく)放棄(ほうき): renunciation of inheritance
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