🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

放棄

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hōki

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Abandonment/əˈbændənmənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"その計画の放棄は突然だった。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    The action or an instance of abandoning or being abandoned.

    "The sudden abandonment of the village left the houses empty."

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The word 'abandonment' originates from the Old French 'abandoner', which itself comes from the Latin 'abandonare', meaning 'to give up'. The term evolved through Middle English, reflecting a shift from a physical sense of leaving something behind to a broader emotional and legal context of forsaking responsibilities or rights.

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