# 廃 — abolish; discard

廃 means “abolish; discard”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ハイ (hai). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: abolish; discard
- On'yomi: ハイ (hai)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Change & making

## How to remember 廃

Parts: 广 shelter · 発 depart

## Don't confuse it with

[発](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/depart/)

## More in the “Change & making” set

[融](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fuse/) · [廃](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/abolish/) · [創](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/originate/) · [縮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shrink/) · [衰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/decline/) · [翻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/turn-over/) · [凝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/congeal/) · [矯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/straighten/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/abolish/. Last updated 2026-11-01.