Keyword
throw
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig762
Readings
(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 (400 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 throw something at a person; to throw a person down
Examples (200 in total)
Don't throw things at me.
A boy was throwing stones at the dog.
The boy threw a stone.