JLPT N3 · 7 strokes
Kanji 投: "throw, discard, abandon"
The kanji 投 means "throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read トウ in on'yomi and な.げる, -な.げ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
トウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
な.げる-な.げ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 236 of 2,501 |
Common words with 投
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 投げるto throw; to hurl; to fling; to toss · to give up; to abandon; to throw away
- 投げ出すjeter, étendre (les jambes) · abandonner, laisser tomber
- 投げつけるjeter sur, lancer contre · lancer (des insultes) à la figure
- 投げかけるto throw at; to turn; to raise
- 放り投げるto throw; to toss; to fling · to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
- 投入throwing in; inserting; depositing (e.g. a ballot) · investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); injection; infusion
- 投げ捨てるto throw away
- 投資investment
- 投げ込むto throw into
- 投票voting; ballot; poll; vote
- 投げやりnegligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly
- 投擲throw; throwing · throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
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