Moto 投: Throw; Discard; AbandonKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- トウ
- Kun'yomi
- な(げる)、-な(げ)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 392 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (トウ)
- 投手とうしゅpitcher
- 投票とうひょうvoting; poll
- 投資とうしinvestment
- 国民投票こくみんとうひょうnational referendum
- 投球とうきゅうpitching; throwing a ball
- 完投かんとうgoing the whole distance; pitching a whole game
- 好投こうとうgood (nice) pitching
- 投棄とうきabandonment; giving up
- 投機とうきspeculation; venture
- 継投けいとうrelieving the (starting) pitcher
- 投票所とうひょうしょpolling place
- 投書とうしょletter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor
- 投稿とうこうcontribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission
- 投信とうしんinvestment trust
- 投入とうにゅうthrowing in; inserting
- 投下とうかthrowing down; dropping
- 投与とうよadministration (of medicine)
- 力投りきとうpitching with all one's strength
- 投資信託とうししんたくinvestment trust
- 決選投票けっせんとうひょうfinal vote; run-off ballot
- 無投票むとうひょうwithout a vote
- 財政投融資ざいせいとうゆうしFiscal Investment and Loan Program; FILP
- 連投れんとうpitching in consecutive games
- 投じるとうじるto throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow)
- 投薬とうやくadministration; medication
- 投融資とうゆうしinvestment and lending
- 投票箱とうひょうばこballot box
- 投降とうこうsurrender
- 不在者投票ふざいしゃとうひょうabsentee ballot; absentee voting
- 投手戦とうしゅせんpitching duel; pitchers' battle
- 投石とうせきstone throwing
- 一挙手一投足いっきょしゅいっとうそくone's every action; every single move
- 失投しっとうcareless pitch
- 快投かいとうgood pitch
- 意気投合いきとうごうhit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person)
- 投了とうりょうresignation; giving up the game for lost
- 投函とうかんmailing; posting
- 投射とうしゃprojection
- 投影とうえいprojection
- 投獄とうごくimprisonment; incarceration
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 投げなげa throw; a fall
- 下手投げしたてなげunderhand throw
- 投げ込むなげこむto throw into
- 上手投げうわてなげoverhand throw
- 投げ出すなげだすto throw down; to throw out
- 円盤投げえんばんなげdiscus throw
- 出し投げだしなげwinning techniques where the opponent is thrown without close bodily contact
- 小手投げこてなげarmlock throw; forearm throw
- 手投げ弾てなげだんhand grenade
- 投げつけるなげつけるto throw at; to throw something at a person
- 投げるなげるto throw; to hurl
- 投げ入れなげいれnageire; free-style flower arrangement
- 投げ入れるなげいれるto throw into; to dump in together
- 投げ売りなげうりsacrifice sale; selling at a loss
- 投げ技なげわざthrow or throwing technique (sumo, judo)
- 投げ捨てるなげすてるto throw away
- 投げ掛けるなげかけるto throw at; to turn
- 砲丸投げほうがんなげshot put
Other readings
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