断捨離

Japanese

Kanji in this term
断	捨	離
だん Grade: 5	しゃ Grade: 6	り Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
斷捨離 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Coined by writer Yamashita Hideko (やましたひでこ).

Noun

断(だん)捨(しゃ)離(り) • (danshari) 

1. throwing away one's unneeded possessions; taking an austere, minimalist approach to possessions