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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3

JLPT level: N3

236 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss

Kunyomi: な.げる, -な.げ

Onyomi: トウ

Composition: 扌 殳

投

Radical

Radical: 手

Reading: てへん

Meaning: hand

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

投手(とうしゅ)   pitcher

投球(とうきゅう)   pitching, bowling

投書(とうしょ)   letter to the editor

投稿する(とうこうする)   contribute, submit

投資する(とうしする)   invest

投入する(とうにゅうする)   throw, invest

投棄する(とうきする)   abandon, give up, throw away

投影する(とうえいする)   project (a film)

投票する(とうひょうする)   cast a vote, vote [v.i.]

投げる(なげる)   throw

身投げする(みなげする)   throw oneself into water to die

*投網(とあみ)   casting net

Onyomi Examples

投 (トウ) pitching ability, counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.), counter for casts (of a line)

投下 (トウカ) throwing down, dropping, airdrop, investment

好投 (コウトウ) good (nice) pitching

継投 (ケイトウ) relieving the (starting) pitcher

Kunyomi Examples

投げる (なげる) to throw, to hurl, to fling, to toss, to cast, to give up, to abandon, to throw away, to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

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