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    3. 捨て子

    捨て子

    捨すて​子ご

    abandoned child

    KMT7CoreNounFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab15 strokes

    棄て子棄て児棄児捨子棄子

    すてごきじ

    Noun

    1.
    abandoned child, foundling

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    昔むかしの物ものが語たりには捨すて子ごが登とう場じょうすることがよくあります。

    Foundlings often appear in old stories.

    KMT6LiteratureHistory
    その捨すて子ごは、心こころ優やさしい夫ふう婦ふに引ひき取とられて育そだてられました。

    The foundling was adopted and raised by a kind-hearted couple.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    捨すて子ごを保ほ護ごするための施し設せつが、各かく地ちに設 けられています。

    Facilities for protecting abandoned children have been established in various places.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsPolitics & Law
    童どう話わの中なかには、捨すて子ごが後のちに偉い大だいな人じん物ぶつになる話はなしも多 い。

    In fairy tales, there are many stories where abandoned children later become great figures.

    KMT7LiteratureFamily & Relationships
    捨すて子ごという社しゃ会かい問もん題だいは、歴れき史しを通つうじて様さま々ざまな形かたちで存そん在ざいしてきました。

    The social issue of abandoned children has existed in various forms throughout history.

    KMT8Family & RelationshipsHistoryPolitics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    捨
    す.てる…(1)
    discard・throw away・abandon・resign・reject…(1)
    Kanji
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
    Kanji
    て
    te
    Kana
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