抛
抛
hurl
8 strokes
On
ホウ
Kun
なげう.つ
Dictionary
Common Words
1
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to toss
Examples
いい球を放るようになったな、恵一君。
You throw a good ball nowadays, Keiichi.
2
to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone; to give up on; to leave undone; to leave unfinished
Examples
その車は何週間も放ってある。
The car has been kicking around the roadside for weeks.
1
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender; relinquishing; waiving; giving up
Examples
日本国民は戦争を放棄している。
The Japanese people have renounced war.
1
to throw into; to toss into
Examples
口いっぱいに物を放り込んで話をするのは無作法だ。
It is rude to talk when your mouth is full.
2
Word usually written using kana alone; Go (game); Usu. ホウリコむ
to throw-in; to play a throw-in
1
to throw out
Examples
彼は家から放り出された。
He got thrown out of the house.
2
to drop; to toss; to dump
3
to abandon; to neglect; to leave behind; to give up
4
to dismiss; to fire; to expel
1
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
Examples
彼女は国のために命をなげうった。
She laid down her life for her country.
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