漢字道KANJIDO

7 strokesRadical

8Elementary year 37 strokesRadical
On
トウ
Kun
な(げる)
Meaning
throw

Origin

ORIGIN

扌 (hand) + 殳 (a stick in hand) — using the hand to throw something.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

トウ投資・投下・暴投
なげる投げる・身投げ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 投手とうしゅ

    pitcher

  • 投書とうしょ

    letter to the editor

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

ボールを 友だちに 投げました。

I threw the ball to my friend.

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