# 投 — throw; cast

投 means “throw; cast”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: トウ (tou). Kun'yomi: な(げる) (nageru). You'll see it in words such as 投じる (toujiru, “to throw; to cast”).

- Meaning: throw; cast
- On'yomi: トウ (tou)
- Kun'yomi: な(げる) (nageru)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Hands at work 1

## How to remember 投

Parts: 扌 hand · 殳 club

## Words with 投

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 投じる | とうじる (toujiru) | to throw; to cast |
| 投げ | なげ (nage) | throw; throwing |
| 投げる | なげる (nageru) | to throw; to hurl |

## Don't confuse it with

[役](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/role/) · [般](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/general-kind/) · [没](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sink-out-of-sight/) · [疫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/epidemic/)

## More in the “Hands at work 1” set

[取](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/take/) · [受](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/receive/) · [投](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/throw/) · [打](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/strike/) · [置](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/put/) · [放](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/release/) · [与](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/give/)

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