Japanese symbol for “inserting”
投入
とうにゅう
Romaji: tounyuu
throwing in; inserting; depositing (e.g. a ballot)
In Japanese, inserting is 投入, read とうにゅう (tounyuu).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt throwing in; inserting; depositing (e.g. a ballot)
- n, vs, vt investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); injection; infusion
- n, vs, vt launching (a product into the market); introduction
- n, vs, vt submitting (a job to a computer); issuing (a command) (comp)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “inserting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 入れ | いれ ire | inserting; putting in |
| 組み入れ | くみいれ kumiire | incorporating; inserting |
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 |
| 購入 | こうにゅう kounyuu | purchase; buying |
| 導入 | どうにゅう dounyuu | introduction; bringing in; installation |
| 収入 | しゅうにゅう shuunyuu | income; earnings; revenue |
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.