反故

ほご

Also written 反古, ほぐ, ほうご, ほうぐ, ほんご, ほんぐ

Meanings

1. Noun wastepaper; scrap paper

Kanji

• 反 anti-. Read as ホ.
• 故 cause. Read as コ.

Example sentences

• 一族が苦労して積み上げてきたものを、お前は一瞬で反故にするつもりか。
  Do you intend to throw away in one instant what our family has painstakingly built up?

Common phrases

• 反故にする (ほごにする) to throw away as useless

Words containing 反故

• 反故にする (ほごにする) to throw away as useless
• 反故紙 (ほごがみ) wastepaper

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