遺棄|いきiki[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- no-adjective, suru verb, transitive verbabandonment; desertion
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 遺棄する（いきする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 遺棄します（いきします） |
| Negative (nai) | 遺棄しない（いきしない） |
| polite (masen) | 遺棄しません（いきしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 遺棄せず・遺棄せぬ（いきせず・いきせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 遺棄した（いきした） |
| polite (mashita) | 遺棄しました（いきしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 遺棄しなかった（いきしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 遺棄しませんでした（いきしませんでした） |
| Te form | 遺棄して（いきして） |
| Potential | 遺棄できる（いきできる） |
| Passive | 遺棄される（いきされる） |
| Causative | 遺棄させる（いきさせる） |
| Causative passive | 遺棄させられる（いきさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 遺棄すれば（いきすれば） |
| tara | 遺棄したら（いきしたら） |
| Volitional | 遺棄しよう（いきしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 遺棄しましょう（いきしましょう） |
| Imperative | 遺棄しろ（いきしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym見捨てるみすてるNeutralA verb for leaving someone in trouble and refusing to help. 「遺棄」 is more written in tone and often appears in legal contexts.
- Synonym見放すみはなすNeutralA verb for giving up on someone and washing your hands of them. 「遺棄」 is a written-style term for casting someone or something aside.
- Synonym捨てるすてるNeutralThe all-purpose verb for throwing things away. 「遺棄」 is more written and stresses leaving someone or something unattended, not just discarding it.
- Synonym打ち捨てるうちすてるWrittenWritten word for discarding something and leaving it be. 「遺棄」 is mostly a legal term.
- Synonym捨て去るすてさるWrittenWritten word for casting something off completely, once and for all. 「遺棄」 rather suggests leaving it behind unattended.
- Synonym委棄いきFormalFormal legal term for waiving rights to property and leaving it to others. 「遺棄」 is about abandoning people or corpses.
- Related放棄ほうきWrittenWritten word for renouncing or giving up rights and claims. 「遺棄」 instead means leaving people or things behind unattended.
- Related見限るみかぎるNeutralA verb for giving up on someone after judging there is no hope. 「遺棄」 is about discarding them and leaving them unattended.
- Related放置ほうちWrittenWritten word for leaving something as it is without dealing with it. 「遺棄」 stresses walking out on people or things you are supposed to care for.
- Related見切りみきりNeutralA noun for giving up on something, also used for clearance sales. 「遺棄」 is about abandoning people or bodies.
- Related突き放すつきはなすNeutralA verb for pushing someone away or keeping them at arm's distance, acting cold. 「遺棄」 is about casting them aside altogether.
- Related取り残すとりのこすNeutralA verb for leaving someone or something behind, not necessarily on purpose. 「遺棄」 implies deliberate abandonment.
- Related断念だんねんWrittenWritten word for giving up a hope or plan outright. 「遺棄」 concerns abandoning people or things, not plans.
- Related見切るみきるNeutralA verb for watching something to the end or judging it clearly, hence giving up on it. 「遺棄」 is about leaving it behind unattended.
- Related捨て置くすておくWrittenWritten word for leaving something unattended and ignoring it. 「遺棄」 implies deserting people or things that need your care.
- Related放っておくほうっておくCasualColloquial phrase for leaving something or someone alone. 「遺棄」 is a written, legal-flavoured term.
- RelatedほったらかすCasualColloquial verb for neglecting something and leaving it undone. 「遺棄」 is written and often legal.
- Related放り出すほうりだすNeutralA verb for hurling something out, or dumping a task halfway through. 「遺棄」 is the more written term.
- Related振り捨てるふりすてるWrittenWritten word for shaking something off, severing ties and walking away. 「遺棄」 is written and often legal.
- Antonym収容しゅうようWrittenWritten word for taking people in and housing them; the opposite of the abandonment expressed by 「遺棄」.
- Antonym保護ほごNeutralProtection or guardianship; the direct opposite of 「遺棄」, which leaves people unattended.
Use 「遺棄」 for leaving people or things behind unattended; it is written in tone and common in law, as in 「死体遺棄」. For someone in trouble you stop helping, use 「見捨てる」; for throwing things away, 「捨てる」; for leaving something as it is, 「放置」. 「放棄」 covers giving up rights, formal 「委棄」 waiving them in law, and 「断念」 abandoning plans. In casual speech, 「放っておく」 or 「放ったらかす」 fit everyday neglect. The opposites are 「保護」 and, in writing, 「収容」.
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