Japanese symbol for “dropping”
投下
とうか
Romaji: touka
throwing down; dropping; airdrop
In Japanese, dropping is 投下, read とうか (touka).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt throwing down; dropping; airdrop
- n, vs, vt investment
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dropping”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 落とし | おとし otoshi | dropping; losing |
| 下ろし | おろし oroshi | dropping; unloading; removing |
| 取り下げ | とりさげ torisage | withdrawal; discontinuance; abandoning |
| ポロリ | ポロリ porori | dropping (of tears, dew, etc.) |
| 割愛 | かつあい katsuai | omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 投票 | とうひょう touhyou | voting; ballot; poll |
| 投資 | とうし toushi | investment |
| 投稿 | とうこう toukou | contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.) |
| 投げ | なげ nage | throw; throwing |
| 投手 | とうしゅ toushu | pitcher |
| 投入 | とうにゅう tounyuu | throwing in; inserting; depositing (e.g. a ballot) |
| 以下 | いか ika | not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under |
| 地下 | ちか chika | underground; below the ground |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.