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投げ打つ (なげうつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb
throw away ; abandon ; give up ; relinquish ; lay down (one's life)
Literary or dramatic verb for discarding something valuable or sacrificing something important, such as one's life, career, or fortune. Not used for casually throwing away trash.
彼かの 女じょ は 地ち 位い を 投な げ 打う っ て 、 田舎いなか で 暮く らし 始はじ め た 。
She gave up her position and started living in the countryside.
Written forms 投な げ 打う つ Usage 19%
Standard kanji spelling for this verb.
なげうつ Usage 44%
投な げうつ Usage 17%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
擲なげう つ Usage 10%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
抛なげう つ Usage 10%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
Similar words 捨す てる Common verb for throwing away or discarding something, including physical objects and abstract things. 投げ打つ is more dramatic and literary, implying sacrifice or abandonment of something precious.
放ほう 棄き する Formal term for abandoning rights, duties, or property. 投げ打つ carries a stronger emotional or dramatic nuance of casting aside something dear.
Etymology Compound of 投げ (nagé, 'throwing', continuative form of 投げる) and 打つ (utsu, 'to hit, to strike'). The combination suggests forcefully throwing something away or striking it down, giving the verb its dramatic, sacrificial nuance.
hit, resign
