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On'yomi
トウ
TOU
Kun'yomi
な.げる・-な.げ
nageru / nage

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

Details

Strokes7
Frequency#236
Radicalhand(4)

Stroke Order

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Strokes7

Component Breakdown

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hand + weapon

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of hand and weapon. Throwing weapon with hand.

Symbolism

Investment, vote, throw. Represents throwing.

Anime & Manga

MAJOR

Major(1994)

anime/manga

Story of a pitcher who 'throws' in baseball.

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Games

怒首領蜂

DoDonPachi(1997)

アーケード

Developer: Cave

Bullet hell shooter 'throwing' curtain fire.

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Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

意気投合

いきとうごう

hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; hit it off with (a person)

思案投首

しあんなげくび

being at one's wit's end; being (quite) at a loss (what to do); being at one's wit's end

情意投合

じょういとうごう

(coincidence of) mutual sentiment; sharing the same sentiment with someone; finding oneself on the same wavelength as someone; (coincidence of) mutual sentiment

全力投球

ぜんりょくとうきゅう

using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; using all of one's strength (to)

五体投地

ごたいとうち

prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect; prostration

投げ出す

なげだす

To throw away; To give up midway