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Kanji Detail for 投 - "throw, cast, pitch"

投

  • Meaning

    投 means "throw, cast, pitch."

    1. Throw - To cast; to hurl.

    2. Pitch - To toss; to fling.

    3. Give up - To abandon; to surrender.

    4. Fit - To match; to suit.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    throw, cast, fling, pitch; jump

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot); to cast (a glance, a shadow etc); to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine); to send (a letter, a manuscript etc); to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide); to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of; (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to pitch, to throw; to bid, to invest

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To throw. Such as 投壼, 投袂. Also, discarding is 投. Such as 投筆從戎, 明珠暗投. | To present. Such as the Book of Odes's 投桃, 投李. Now, sending letters is 投函; presenting cards is 投剌. | To go to. To entrust oneself. Such as 投宿, 投止. Colloquially 投奔, 投降. All entering something is 投. Such as 自投羅網. | To match. Such as 情投意合. 投 means hitting the target when thrown. Hence, agreeing is 投機. Now, commercial speculation is 投機事業.
  • Onyomitip

    toh(とう) とう

  • Kunyomitip

    na.geru(なげる) なげる

  • Strokestip

    7 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords
    throw cast hurl pitch toss fling project launch abandon surrender give offer submit deliver fit match suit invest devote commit

Sentences including 投

  • Remember to post the letter.

  • Post that letter right away.

  • Would you mind mailing this letter for me?

  • Please remember to post this letter.

  • Don't forget to post the letter.

  • Don't forget to post this letter.

  • Tom threw his game.

  • The poll was taken yesterday.

  • He voted for the proposal.

  • Remember to mail this letter.

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