Jiten

投 Kanji meaning "throw, discard, abandon"

Jiten frequency #590JLPT N3Grade 3Kanken Level 8WaniKani Level 8RTKKLC Volume 4TMW Debut Idol7 strokes

Meanings

throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss

On'yomi

トウ

Kun'yomi

な.げる-な.げ

Composed of

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Reading usage

投(とう)入(にゅう)throwing in#7279投(とう)資(し)investment#9176投(とう)稿(こう)contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)#9408投(とう)票(ひょう)voting#11859投(とう)影(えい)projection (of a shadow)#16492投(とう)じるto throw#17317投(とう)降(こう)surrender#17619投(とう)与(よ)administration (of medicine)#18526投(とう)下(か)throwing down#19565身(み)を投(とう)じるto throw oneself (into an activity)#19994

Most common words using this kanji

投(な)げるto throw#1849投(な)げ出(だ)すto throw down#4393投(な)げつけるto throw at#6430投(な)げかけるto throw at#7130放(ほう)り投(な)げるto throw#7269投(とう)入(にゅう)throwing in#7279投(な)げ捨(す)てるto throw away#8268投(とう)資(し)investment#9176投(とう)稿(こう)contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)#9408投(な)げ込(こ)むto throw into#11528投(とう)票(ひょう)voting#11859投(な)げやりnegligent#12675投(な)げthrow#15136投(とう)影(えい)projection (of a shadow)#16492投(とう)じるto throw#17317投(とう)降(こう)surrender#17619投(な)げ飛(と)ばすto fling (away)#17670投(とう)与(よ)administration (of medicine)#18526丸(まる)投(な)げfarming out (all of a project) to subcontractors#18582投(とう)下(か)throwing down#19565