Info on the Kanji 投

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What is this? "投"

Meaning(s)

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

Reading(s)

onyomi TOU
kunyomi na-geru

Other

stroke count 7
grade 3
jlpt level N3
Example words with 投
WordMeaning
とう
tou
pitching ability / counter for pitches
あくとう
aku tou
wild pitch
えんとう
entou
long throw
かんとう
kantou
going the whole distance / pitching a whole game
かんとう
kan tou
interjection
きとう
ki tou
return to base of soldiers, military aircraft or ships
こうとう
koutou
good pitching
ざいとう
zaitou
fiscal investment and loan program / filp
しっとう
shittou
careless pitch
いしとう
ishi tou
striped jewfish
さきとう
saki tou
starting pitcher
ぞくとう
zokutou
continuing to pitch
なげ
nage
a throw / a fall
とうか
touka
throwing down / dropping / airdrop / investment
とうき
touki
speculation / venture / stockjobbing / gambling
とうきゅう
toukyuu
pitching / throwing a ball / bowling / pitched ball
とうこう
toukou
surrender
とうごう
tougou
agreement / coincidence / congeniality
とうし
toushi
investment
とうしゅ
toushu
pitcher
宿とうやど
tou yado
lodging / putting up at a hotel
とうしゅつ
tou shutsu
projection / ejection
とうしょ
tousho
letter to the editor / letter from a reader / contribution
とうしん
toushin
investment trust
とうせき
touseki
stone throwing
とうだ
tou da
pitching and batting
とうにゅう
tounyuu
throwing into / inserting / depositing / investment / putting in / release of a product / making
とうひ
tou hi
pitchers fly
とうもの
tou mono
sacrifice goods / liquidation / things thrown
とうやく
touyaku
administration / medication / dosage
とうよ
touyo
prescribing medicine / administering
ちからとう
chikara tou
powerful pitching
れんとう
rentou
pitching in consecutive games / making multiple posts / posting multiple comments
よこなげ
yoko nage
throwing sideways
かかりなげ
kakari nage
hooking inner thigh throw
ごとうか
go touka
accidental bombing
ひだりなげ
hidarinage
left-handed pitching
くびなげ
kubinage
kubinage / neck throw
かちとうしゅ
kachi toushu
winning pitcher
せいとうしゅ
sei toushu
regular pitcher
ゆきなげ
yuki nage
snowball fight
げるなげる
nage ru
to throw / to cast away / to face defeat / to give up
げ業なげぎょう
nage gyou
throw or throwing technique
げ首なげくび
nage kubi
being at a loss
げ物なげもの
nage mono
sacrifice goods / liquidation / things thrown
げ文なげぶん
nage bun
letter tossed into a home
じるとうじる
touji ru
to throw / to cast / to invest
ずるとうずる
touzu ru
to throw / to cast / to invest
機家とうきいえ
touki ie
speculator / venturer
機師とうきし
touki shi
adventurer / speculator
機心とうきこころ
touki kokoro
a speculative spirit
機熱とうきねつ
touki netsu
speculation fever
降者とうこうもの
toukou mono
surrenderer / person who surrenders
資家とうしか
toushika
investor
資者とうしもの
toushi mono
investor
手力とうしゅりょく
toushuryoku
pitching strength
宿者とうやどもの
tou yado mono
hotel guest
書家とうしょいえ
tousho ie
contributor / a correspondent
書箱とうしょばこ
toushobako
suggestion box / complaints box
石機とうせきき
touseki ki
a catapult / sling
打つとううつ
tou utsu
to abandon / to throw away / to fling away
入れとうにゅうれ
tounyuu re
nageire
入口とうにゅうぐち
tounyuuguchi
insertion slot / input port
ふとうしゅ
fu toushu
losing pitcher
めいとうしゅ
mei toushu
star pitcher
やりやりなげ
yari nage
javelin
意気いきとうごう
ikitougou
hit it off with / find a kindred spirit in / sympathy / mutual understanding
下手したてなげ
shitatenage
underhand throw / underarm throw
海外かいがいとうし
kaigai toushi
overseas investment
外国がいこくとうし
gaikoku toushi
foreign investment
掛けかけなげ
kakenage
hooking inner thigh throw
空中くうちゅうとうか
kuuchuu touka
airdrop / air drop
経口けいこうとうよ
keikoutouyo
oral administration
現金げんきんとうし
genkin toushi
cash investment
五体ごたいとうち
gotai touchi
prostrating oneself / placing both knees, both hands, and forehead on the ground
交代こうたいとうしゅ
koutai toushu
relief pitcher
公共こうきょうとうし
koukyoutoushi
public investment
資本しほんとうし
shihon toushi
capital investment
主戦しゅせんとうしゅ
shusen toushu
top pitcher
出しだしなげ
dashi nage
winning techniques where the opponent is thrown without close bodily contact
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Example Sentences with 投
こわれやすいガラス張りの家に住む者は石をげてはいけない。

政府が住民に問う一般票を実施しました。

一般票による「ピープルズ・チョイス賞」が今年も発表され、メル・ギブソンとジュリア・ロバーツが最も人気のある映画男優と女優に選ばれた。

儲けようとする機筋に操られているのです。



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