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JLPT N4 · Even more verbs

投げる

なげる

to throw

Stroke order of 投げる

3 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

投 · 7 strokesげ · 5 strokesる · 1 strokes

Memory trick

A hand (扌) holding a weapon (殳) hurls it away.

Parts: 投 throw (扌 hand + 殳 weapon) + げる kana

The characters in 投げる

  • げ げ — ge (5 strokes)
  • る る — ru (1 strokes)

Example sentence

ボールを遠くへ投げます。

ぼーるをとおくへなげます。

I throw the ball far away.

Words with 投

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