廃 Kanji – abolish
The Japanese kanji 廃 can mean abolish, obsolete, cessation, discarding, abandon.
Meaning and Readings
How is 廃 read?
廃 has the onyomi reading ハイ and the kunyomi readings すたれる, すたる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as hai, sutareru, sutaru.
Common Japanese Words Using 廃
These common Japanese words contain 廃. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 荒廃（こうはい） — ruin, destruction, devastation, waste, decay
- 全廃（ぜんぱい） — total abolition, full phase-out, total repeal
- 撤廃（てっぱい） — annulment, abolition, repeal, rescission
- 廃棄（はいき） — disposal, abandonment, scrapping, discarding, abolition
- 廃棄物（はいきぶつ） — waste matter, waste, garbage, trash
- 廃墟（はいきょ） — ruins (of a building, town, etc.), remains
- 廃業（はいぎょう） — discontinuation (of business), closing down, giving up (one's practice), retiring
- 廃坑（はいこう） — closure of a mine, abandoned mine, disused mine
- 廃材（はいざい） — scrap wood, waste wood
- 廃止（はいし） — abolition, discontinuance, discontinuation, repeal, annulment