Word details
投じる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 投じる.
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Entry
1
Transitive verb
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow)
Examples
圧倒的多数がその残酷な刑罰を廃止することに票を投じた。
An overwhelming majority voted to abolish the brutal punishment.
2
Transitive verb; In the form of 身を投じる
to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause)
3
Transitive verb
to invest; to put in
4
Transitive verb
to administer (medicine); to give
5
Intransitive verb
to abandon; to surrender
6
Intransitive verb
to take advantage of; to make full use of
7
Intransitive verb
to fit well with; to match with; to be in tune with
8
Intransitive verb
to stay (at a lodging)
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
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