投げる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 投げる
1
to throw; to hurl; to fling; to toss; to cast
Examples
その子は犬に石を投げた。
That child threw a stone at the dog.
2
to give up; to abandon; to throw away
3
to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
Kanji in this Word
投
7 strokes
Frequency: 236
JLPT N2
Grade 3
Meanings
throw
discard
abandon
launch into
join
invest in
hurl
give up
sell at a loss
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
トウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
な.げる
-な.げ
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