Keyword
throw
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig762
Readings
な
(62%)
とう
(36%)
Composed of
left hand
weapon
Mnemonic

A spear is a weapon that you use your hand to throw.

Used in vocabulary (455 in total)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
investment
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
voting; ballot; poll; vote
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to throw away
to throw into
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
administration (of medicine); giving medication
projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); (geometric) projection; reflection (of feelings, experiences, etc.); projection
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to fling (away); to hurl
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
to throw into; to dump in together
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to throw oneself (into an activity)
imprisonment; incarceration
pitching ability; counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.); counter for casts (of a line)
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
to throw back
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
stone throwing; (throwing) stone
good (nice) pitching
projection (of an image)
local referendum; poll of residents; plebiscite
to throw into
continuing to pitch; staying at one's post; staying on at work
administration; medication; dosage
polling place; polling station
mailing; posting
to throw down
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping
throwing knife
final vote; run-off ballot
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft, warships, etc.)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
resignation; giving up the game for lost
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
ballot paper; voting paper
pitching and batting
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
illegal dumping; fly-tipping
going the whole distance; pitching a whole game
seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw; back-carry throw
thrown kiss; blown kiss; air kiss
throwing technique; throw
prior investment; upfront investment
investment trust; mutual fund
cast net; casting net
contributor; poster; submitter
casting and counting votes
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
national referendum law; Act on Procedures for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan
catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot
results of a vote; voting results
to throw up (in the air)
quoits; ring toss
overhand throw; a throw using the outside of the arm
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
insertion slot (e.g. coins, tickets); input port
hammer throw (track and field event)
throwing stones; slingshot; sling
throwing spear; javelin
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
underhand throw; underarm throw
the die is cast; there is no going back; alea iacta est
left-handed pitching
prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect
variety of beltless arm throw
javelin (throw)
relieving the (starting) pitcher
mailing; posting
to give by tossing or throwing
lasso; lariat
tossing a coin (to a street performer or beggar); tossed coin; (online) tipping; tip; donation
floodlight; floodlight projector
suicide by throwing oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death
wild pitch; wild throw; throwing error
investment climate; investment environment
postal voting; postal ballot; voting by mail
armlock throw; forearm throw
pitching in consecutive games; making multiple posts (on a website); posting multiple comments
to project a shadow; to cast a shadow
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
investment in stocks; stock investment; equity investment
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
to dump (a load of something); to throw from a height; to throw downwards
knife thrower; knife throwing
hand grenade; grenade
pulling overarm throw
ball game; playing catch
investment advisor; financial adviser
number of votes (cast)
pitching with all one's strength
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
voting behaviour (behavior)
javelin (throw)
projection; ejection
throwing with the hand
lodging; putting up at a hotel
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
throwing in; tossing in; insert (in a newspaper, book, etc.); free-style flower arrangement
investment fund; funds available for investment; investment capital
total number of votes cast
sacrifice sale; selling at a loss; dumping; clearance sale
careless pitch
to throw away
pitching duel; pitchers' battle
tomoe nage (judo throw); circle throw; stomach throw
way of throwing (esp. in baseball); throwing technique; pitching technique
to suffer a loss (usu. in sport)
drug administration; giving of a drug; medication
throwing oneself to one's death; precipitating oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death
anchoring; dropping anchor; casting anchor
to throw down the gauntlet
electronic voting; e-voting
relief pitcher; reliever
Fiscal Investment and Loan Program; FILP
middle relief pitcher; middle reliever
railgun; firearm that uses electromagnetism to propel a projectile
investment and lending
to throw in the towel
to throw a person down
surrenderer; person who surrenders
to cause a stir; to create a stir; to make a stir; to cause repercussions
pitching strength (of a team)
pulling underarm throw
absentee ballot; absentee voting
projecting (e.g. slides, images); projection
kubinage; neck throw; head throw
investment trust
orbit insertion (e.g. a satellite); orbital injection
referendum; popular vote; plebiscite
left-handed pitcher
thrown kiss; blown kiss; air kiss
tomoe nage (judo throw); circle throw; stomach throw
floodlight; floodlight projector
diversified investment
Investment Trusts Association, Japan
stirring things up; adding fuel to a fire
(love) letter tossed into a home
suggestion box; complaints box
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
pillow fight
Fiscal Investment and Loan Program; FILP
first (written) contribution; first post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
reader's column; letters-to-the-editor column
atlatl; woomera; spear thrower
dropping a bomb; bomb drop; slingstone
cast net; casting net
being at one's wit's end; being (quite) at a loss (what to do)
winning techniques where the opponent is thrown without close bodily contact
throwing spear; javelin
ura-nage (in judo, an over-the-head throw performed by rolling backwards)
agreement; coincidence; congeniality
nageire; free-style flower arrangement
investing in oneself
oral administration (of medicine)
on-the-sea ballot (votes cast in a federal election by ships' crewmen and sent by fax)
projection (of images)
nageire; free-style flower arrangement
sacrifice sale; selling at a loss; dumping; clearance sale
readers' column; letters to the editor section
speculator; venturer
variety of beltless arm throw
interjection
written contribution; submission (to a newspaper, online forum, etc.)
the die is cast; there is no going back; alea iacta est
being at one's wit's end; being (quite) at a loss (what to do)
relief pitcher; reliever; fireman
final vote; run-off ballot
surf casting
throwing sideways
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
land investment; investment in land
speculation fever
repost (e.g. of an online article); resubmission; revised submission
tossing a coin (to a street performer or beggar); tossed coin; (online) tipping; tip; donation
snowball fight; snow shoveling; snow removal
throwing in; tossing in; insert (in a newspaper, book, etc.); free-style flower arrangement
sacrifice goods; liquidation (shares); things thrown (out)
investment corporation
javelin (throw)
contributor (e.g. to a newspaper); correspondent
hip throw (judo, sumo)
no-confidence vote; vote of no confidence
lasso; lariat
good pitching
the die is cast; there is no going back; alea iacta est
inventory investment
secret vote; secret ballot
hand grenade; grenade
hammer throw (track and field event)
two-handed head twist down
private investment; individual investment
polling or voting district
girl's throw; throwing like a girl
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
(method of) projection; projective technique
pitch-pot (stick-throwing game)
being at a loss
projection; project; philosophical concept introduced by Heidegger (Entwurf)
(coincidence of) mutual sentiment; sharing the same sentiment with someone; finding oneself on the same wavelength as someone; seeing eye to eye
projection (drawing)
lifting throw
angel investor; business angel
throwing of mochi to an assembled crowd, esp. during the framework-raising ceremony of a new building
inner thigh throw
body drop throw (sweeping the opponent's legs and throwing them forward)
adventurer; speculator
to throw over; to toss (to someone); to surrender; to hand over; to relinquish
to be betrayed unexpectedly; to be stabbed in the back; to be double-crossed
impact investing; impact investment
throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
having one's legs stretched out
rear throw down
to be betrayed unexpectedly; to be stabbed in the back; to be double-crossed
a speculative spirit
posting mail in a postbox or mailbox; delivery of parcels, etc. to a specified location; postbox delivery
throwing technique; throw
posts list; (summary) list of all messages (threads)
officer of election; presiding officer (of a polling station)
javelin (throw)
angle of projection or incidence
to lay out (one's money) in; to invest in
land speculation; real-estate speculation; speculation in land
sacrifice sale; selling at a loss; dumping; clearance sale
secret balloting with multiple entries
to throw away
striped jewfish (Stereolepis doederleini)
mini-stock investment; small-lot investment
accidental bombing
tomoe nage (judo throw); circle throw; stomach throw
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
interjectory particle (e.g. "yo", "ne", "sa")
(method of) projection
surf casting
backward belt throw
submitting a haiku (for publication)
throwing technique; throw
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
throwing spear; javelin
the die is cast; there is no going back; alea iacta est
to dump (a load of something); to throw from a height; to throw downwards
jetsam; jettisoned cargo
middle relief pitcher; middle reliever
to cause a stir; to create a stir; to make a stir; to cause repercussions
surf casting
surf casting
sacrifice goods; liquidation (shares); things thrown (out)
two-handed head twist down
pitch-pot (stick-throwing game)
to throw over; to toss (to someone); to surrender; to hand over; to relinquish
to throw over; to toss (to someone); to surrender; to hand over; to relinquish
bad throw; wild throw
playing catch
dissenting vote; vote of opposition; negative vote; blackballing
starting pitcher
voting for one person only
floodlight; floodlight projector
pitcher's misjudgment (misjudgement)
left-handed baseball pitcher
Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (1972); London Convention
currency speculation
oblique projection
pitchers fly
open investment trust
spot investment trust
absentee investor (e.g. in real estate)
hooking inner thigh throw
hooking inner thigh throw
investment spending; investment expenditure
perspective projection
photo projective method (esp. in psych.)
defenestration (throwing something or someone out the window)
stock speculation; speculation in stocks; playing the stock market
fight in which things are thrown at each other (e.g. pie fight); pitching duel
gnomonic projection (in mapping)
gnomonic projection (in mapping)
investment strategy
thrownness; philosophical concept (Geworfenheit in German) introduced by Heidegger
dwarf-throwing; dwarf-tossing; midget-tossing
pebble throwing game played by young girls
presentation; giving; bestowing
disk-flicking game; crokinole; carrom; pitchnut
heaving line (nautical)
collapse of a team's entire pitching lineup
projection; self-insertion; identifying with a fictional character; seeing oneself in another
Guangdong International Trust and Investment Corporation
Inter-American Investment Corporation
Examples (200 in total)
Don't throw things at me.
A boy was throwing stones at the dog.
The boy threw a stone.