“To renege” in Japanese
Short answer
To renege in Japanese is “約束破る” (yakusokuyaburu). Full meaning: to break a promise, to go back on one's word, to renege.
Other ways to say “To renege” in Japanese
約束を破る
yakusokuwoyaburu to break a promise, to go back on one's word, to renege
反故にする
hogonisuru to throw away as useless, to scrap; to make null and void, to renege, to annul, to revoke
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