# 投 throw

(handleft) + (throw)
★★★★☆
7 strokes
MR

## Onyomi

TOU |

## Mnemonic

| Use your hand to throw a ball at the umpire's TOE

## Kunyomi

な*げる | throw ★★★★☆

## Jukugo

投票(とうひょう) する | vote ★★★☆☆ 投 (throw) + 票 (ballot) = 投票 (vote) to vote (also, it can mean election, as in "Did he win the vote?")
投書(とうしょ) する | contribute ★☆☆☆☆ 投 (throw) + 書 (write) = 投書 (contribute) contribute to a magazine - letter to the editor, purikura, etc.

## Synonyms

arrest 逮捕 投獄 拘留する 拘束する