Quick answer
投 is the kanji for "Join / Hurl / Throw". A common reading is な.げる (nageru). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Join / Hurl / Throw
Also : Join · Hurl · Throw · Discard · Abandon · Give Up
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Memory Aid
The kanji 投 represents 'THROW'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of throw.
On-reading: とう — remember this sound by associating it with throw. Kun-reading: な.げる.
Example Sentences
選挙の日に投票所へ行って、一票を投じてきました。
せんきょのひにとうひょうじょへいって、いっぴょうをとうじてきました。
On election day I went to the polling place and cast my vote.
ボールを遠くに投げました。
ぼーるをとおくになげました。
I threw the ball far.
Vocabulary using 投
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