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Illustration of 投げる

投なげる

なげる nageru Play N4 Ichidan verb Transitive

Meanings and examples

物を手で放り出す。 to throw or cast away

Example 1

その子こは犬いぬに石いしを投なげた。

That child threw a stone at the dog.

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Example 2

ボールをこっちに投なげてくれ。

Chuck me the ball.

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Kanji breakdown

投

N3

throw; discard; abandon; launch into; join; invest in; hurl; give up; sell at a loss

On reading
トウ
Kun reading
な.げる、-な.げ
Radical
手
Illustration of 投票

投票

N3

とうひょう

voting; poll

Illustration of 投書

投書

N2

とうしょ

letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution

Illustration of 投げ出す

投げ出す

N1

なげだす

to throw down; to abandon; to sacrifice; to throw out

Illustration of 投入

投入

N1

とうにゅう

throw; investment; making (an electrical circuit)

Illustration of 投資

投資

N1

とうし

investment