Quick answer
投 is the kanji for "to throw". It is a JLPT N3 kanji. The main reading is な.げる (nageru). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
to throw
Also : to hurl · to abandon · to discard
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
7 strokes
Radicals
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
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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