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Japanese symbol for “inserting”

Romaji: tounyuu
throwing in; inserting; depositing (e.g. a ballot)

In Japanese, inserting is , read (tounyuu).

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. n, vs, vt throwing in; inserting; depositing (e.g. a ballot)
  2. n, vs, vt investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); injection; infusion
  3. n, vs, vt launching (a product into the market); introduction
  4. n, vs, vt submitting (a job to a computer); issuing (a command) (comp)

Kanji and stroke order

throw, discard, abandon
on: トウ
kun: な.げる、-な.げ
7 strokes · JLPT 2
enter, insert
on: ニュウ、ジュ
kun: い.る、-い.る、-い.り、い.れる
2 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “inserting”

WordReadingMeaning
いれ ireinserting; putting in
くみいれ kumiireincorporating; inserting

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
こうにゅう kounyuupurchase; buying
どうにゅう dounyuuintroduction; bringing in; installation
しゅうにゅう shuunyuuincome; 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.

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