Onyomi: トウ · Kunyomi: -な.げ, な.げる · Meanings: abandon, discard, give up, hurl, invest in, join, launch into, sell at a loss, throw
Kanji for abandon, discard, give up, hurl, invest in
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投 is formed from the hand radical 扌 on the left, and 殳 on the right. The hand radical represents actions done by the hand, while 殳 relates to force or striking movement. Together, they express using the hand to send something away with force. From this idea, 投 came to mean to throw, cast, or hurl.
投 shows a hand applying force to send something away, meaning to throw.
Remember 投 as a hand forcefully sending something away.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 投 | とう | pitching ability | Noun |
| 投票 | とうひょう | voting, ballot, poll, vote | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 投資 | とうし | investment | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |
| 投げる | なげる | to throw, to hurl, to fling, to toss, to cast | common JLPT-N4 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 投入 | とうにゅう | throwing in, inserting, depositing (e.g. a ballot) | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 投げ出す | なげだす | to throw down, to throw out, to stretch out (one's legs) | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 投手 | とうしゅ | pitcher | common Noun |
| 投機 | とうき | speculation, venture, stockjobbing, gambling (on stocks) | common Noun |
| 放る | ほうる | to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss | common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb |
| 投稿 | とうこう | contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.), submission, post (on a blog, social media, etc.) | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |