投じる – Vocabulary details

投とうじる

Meanings

Verb (1-dan, transitive)

1. to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow)

そして、彼かの女じょは微び妙みょうに鋭するどい視し線せんを部へ屋やの中なかに投とうじていた。And she was casting a subtly sharp gaze into the room.

2. to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause)

in the form of 身を投じる

再ふたたび、この身みを戦たたかいの中なかへ投とうじることになる。Once again, I will throw myself into battle.

3. to invest; to put in

お金かねを投とうじてみるのも良よいかも知しれません。It might be good to try investing money.

4. to administer (medicine); to give

Verb (1-dan, intransitive)

5. to abandon; to surrender

6. to take advantage of; to make full use of

7. to fit well with; to match with; to be in tune with

8. to stay (at a lodging)

Kanji used

投

throw

Pitch accent

と

うじる

と

うじ

る

Conjugations...Used in: 996

Composed of

投とう

pitching ability; counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.); counter for casts (of a line)

Used in vocabulary (2 in total)

身みを投とうじる

to throw oneself (into an activity)

一いっ石せきを投とうじる

to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation

Examples (10 in total)

ふと周しゅう囲いへ視し線せんを投とうじる。

I suddenly cast my gaze around.

多た額がくの予よ算さんが投とうじられているわけね。

So a large budget is being invested, huh.

お金かねを投とうじてみるのも良よいかも知しれません。

It might be good to try investing money.