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8 投げる To Throw

Alternative Meanings

To Throw Something

Part of Speech

Transitive verb and Ichidan verb

Reading

なげる

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Context Sentences

このあたらしいボールは、とても投げやすいです。

This new ball is very easy to throw.

どうしてあの人たちは、かんそうした大ずを投げているんですか?

Why are those people throwing dried soy beans?

ピッチャーがボールを投げたんですけど、ちょうどバッターの前を飛んでいた鳩に当たったんですよね。

The pitcher threw the ball and it struck a pigeon flying in front of the batter.

Meaning Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means throw so the verb version means to throw.

Reading Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached, so you can bet it uses the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn this reading with the kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

You're at a baseball game watching people throw balls around. But you're hungry so you call for a snack from a vendor. You raise your hand and they throw some nachos (な) at you. Oh no! Oh ouch! The nachos are hot and they hit you in the face. The vendor just threw a bunch of hot, sauced nachos at you! WHY?!

Utilized Kanji

  • 投
    • とう
    • Throw
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