Kanji1 / 7
投 kanji
throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
On readings
トウ
Kun readings
なげる-なげ
Words with 投
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N3投票Popularvoting; ballot; poll; vote
- N2投書Popularletter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
- N1投資Popularinvestment
- N1投入Popularthrowing in; inserting; depositing (e.g. a ballot); investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); injection; infusion; launching (a product into the market); introduction; submitting (a job to a computer); issuing (a command)
- —継投Popularrelieving the (starting) pitcher
- —好投Populargood (nice) pitching
- —投影Popularprojection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); reflection; cast shadow; (geometric) projection; reflection (of feelings, experiences, etc.); projection
- —投機Popularspeculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
- —投球Popularpitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
- —投稿Popularcontribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
- —投降Popularsurrender
- —投手Popularpitcher
- —投石Popularstone throwing; (throwing) stone
- —投函Popularmailing; posting
- —投薬Popularadministration; medication; dosage
- —力投Popularpitching with all one's strength
- —投射Popularprojection (of an image)
- —完投Populargoing the whole distance; pitching a whole game
- —投下Popularthrowing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
- —投棄Popularabandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping