投 — kanji meaning “throw”
投
throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
- Meanings
- throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
- On'yomi
- トウ (tou)
- Kun'yomi
- な.げる、-な.げ
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #236 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- tóu — Chinese character page
Words with 投
| 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) |
| 投下 | とうか touka | throwing down; dropping; airdrop |
| 投与 | とうよ touyo | administration (of medicine); giving medication |
| 投球 | とうきゅう toukyuu | pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket) |
| 投書 | とうしょ tousho | letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader |
| 投げる | なげる nageru | to throw; to hurl; to fling |
| 投じる | とうじる toujiru | to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow) |
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