投
Mnemonic
Your hand wraps tightly around a tomahawk handle. You feel its perfect weight, lock eyes on the distant wooden target, and throw it with everything you've got. The tomahawk spins end over end through the air and buries itself dead-center in the bullseye with a satisfying THUNK!
Additional thoughts
Tomahawk throwing is a real sport — the hand's grip and release are everything. Picture the axe rotating perfectly through the air. The physical sensation of releasing the throw cements the connection.Quick recall
Your hand grips a tomahawk and you throw it spinning into the bullseye.Details
The keyword for 投 is throw. This kanji represents the act of throwing, tossing, or hurling something through the air. It extends beyond physical throwing to encompass broader meanings such as casting a vote, making an investment (throwing money into something), or pitching in baseball. The sense of projecting or sending something forward from oneself is central to all its uses.
- On'yomi
- とう
- Kun'yomi
- な.げる、-な.げ