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Japanese symbol for “fling”

Romaji: nageru
to throw; to hurl; to fling; to toss

In Japanese, fling is , read (nageru).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. v1, vt to throw; to hurl; to fling; to toss; to cast
  2. v1, vt to give up; to abandon; to throw away
  3. v1, vt to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

Kanji and stroke order

throw, discard, abandon
on: トウ
kun: な.げる、-な.げ
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “fling”

WordReadingMeaning
ほうる houruto throw; to fling; to hurl
なげとばす nagetobasuto fling (away); to hurl
ほっぽる hopporuto fling; to toss; to throw
ぶっとばす buttobasuto send flying; to strike; to fling
ほうりなげる hourinageruto throw; to toss; to fling

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とうひょう touhyouvoting; ballot; poll
とうし toushiinvestment
とうこう toukoucontribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
なげ nagethrow; throwing
とうしゅ toushupitcher
とうにゅう tounyuuthrowing in; inserting; depositing (e.g. a ballot)

See also: Chinese symbol for “fling”.

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.

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