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N2 Noun, する-verb, Transitive verb

放棄(ほうき)abandonment, renunciation, resignation, abdication (responsibility, right)

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    1. Noun, する-verb, Transitive verb

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      abandonment, renouncement, renunciation, resignation, abdication, surrender, relinquishing, waiving, giving up

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    放棄 【ほうき】抛棄 【ほうき】

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      成功(せいこう)見込(みこ)みが()計画(けいかく)放棄(ほうき)する。

      Abandon a plan that has no prospect of success.

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      子育(こそだ)てを放棄(ほうき)した(おや)逮捕(たいほ)されました。

      The parent who abandoned child-rearing was arrested.

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      社長(しゃちょう)は、社員(しゃいん)(まも)るという責任(せきにん)放棄(ほうき)してはいけません。

      The president must not abandon the responsibility to protect the employees.

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      家庭(かてい)裁判所(さいばんしょ)書類(しょるい)提出(ていしゅつ)しなければ、相続(そうぞく)(けん)放棄(ほうき)する(こと)出来(でき)ません。

      You cannot renounce your inheritance rights unless you submit documents to the family court.

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      戦争(せんそう)放棄(ほうき)し、平和(へいわ)維持(いじ)してこそ、国家(こっか)国民(こくみん)(いのち)生活(せいかつ)(まも)っていると()えます。

      It can be said that a nation is protecting the lives and livelihoods of its citizens, by renouncing war and maintaining peace.

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