Word details
投げ打つ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 投げ打つ.
Dictionary
Entry
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.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
投
throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
7 strokesFrequency 236JLPT N2Grade 3
On
トウ
Kun
な.げる-な.げ
打
strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
5 strokesFrequency 239JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ダダース
Kun
う.つう.ち-ぶ.つ
Nanori
うち
擲
hit, resign
18 strokes
On
テキチャクジャク
Kun
なぐ.るなげう.つ
抛
hurl
8 strokes
On
ホウ
Kun
なげう.つ
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