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throw / invest

N3
Onyomi
Kunyomi
Stroke count
7
JLPT
N3

Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.

Memory tip

A flat illustration of a hand winding back and releasing a ball mid-throw, arm following through, with the kanji 投 ("throw") drawn into the picture.

Break 投 down and you get 扌 (hand) — a hand reaching in from the left, and beside it 殳 (action / tool) — a hand swinging a tool. Picture a hand winding back and releasing a ball mid-throw, arm following through, put 投 inside it, and let that scene stand for "throw" — throw / invest. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

Stroke Order

Stroke count: 7

General writing tips

These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.

  • •Write from top to bottom.
  • •Write from left to right.
  • •Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
  • •Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
  • •In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
  • •This kanji has 7 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.

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Practice Writing

Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.

Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.

Writing Tips

  • Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
  • Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
  • Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
  • Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.

Example words

toushi

investment

touyaku

medication

touyo

administration (of medicine)

toushisuru

to do investment

touyosuru

to do administration (of medicine)

toushishita

plain past: did investment

Example sentences (2)

sukoshizutsu kabu ni toushi shiteimasu.

I invest in stocks little by little.

toushi wa risuku mo aru node, yoku shirabete kara hajimemashou.

Investing has risks too, so let us start after researching well.