投

Meaning

投 centers on sending something away from oneself with force or intention: throwing, hurling, discarding, or abandoning. Extended senses like launching into an activity, joining, or investing in something share the idea of directing oneself or resources outward, while selling at a loss is a financial abandonment.

• 投稿とうこう
  N1

  contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)

• 投票とうひょう
  N3

  voting; ballot; poll; vote

• 投資とうし
  N2

  investment

• 投げなげ

  throw; throwing

• 投入とうにゅう
  N1

  throwing in; inserting; depositing (e.g. a ballot)

• 投手とうしゅ

  pitcher

• 投下とうか

  throwing down; dropping; airdrop

• 投げるなげる
  N4

  to throw; to hurl; to fling; to toss; to cast

• 投与とうよ

  administration (of medicine); giving medication

• 投影とうえい
  N1

  projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); reflection; cast shadow

• 投球とうきゅう

  pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball

• 投降とうこう

  surrender

• 投棄とうき

  abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping

• 連投れんとう

  pitching in consecutive games

• 投薬とうやく

  administration; medication; dosage

• 投機とうき

  speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)

• 投じるとうじる
  N1

  to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow)

• 投函とうかん

  mailing; posting

• 完投かんとう

  going the whole distance; pitching a whole game

• 投信とうしん

  investment trust

• 好投こうとう

  good (nice) pitching

• 投石とうせき

  stone throwing

• 投射とうしゃ
  N1

  projection (of an image)

• 投書とうしょ
  N2

  letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader

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