“To throw” in Japanese
Short answer
To throw in Japanese is “放る” (hiru). Full meaning: to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss; to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished; to expel (from the body), to excrete, to defecate, to give birth.
Other ways to say “To throw” in Japanese
躍らす
odorasu to throw (oneself), to hurl, to cast, to fling; to stir (one's feelings), to get excited, to make (one's heart) pound, to make (one's heart) leap
投ずる
touzuru to throw, to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest, to put in
投げる
nageru to throw, to hurl, to fling, to toss, to cast; to give up, to abandon, to throw away; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
放り投げる
hourinageru to throw, to toss, to fling; to abandon (one's work), to give up, to lay aside
ぶん投げる
bunnageru to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
投じる
toujiru to throw, to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest, to put in
陥れる
otoshiireru to trap (into a difficult situation), to put (in a fix), to throw (e.g. into turmoil), to trick (into doing), to lure (into a trap), to frame (for a crime); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.), to take, to reduce; to drop (something) into
ほら
hora to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss; to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished; to expel (from the body), to excrete, to defecate, to give birth
ほり
hori to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss; to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished; to expel (from the body), to excrete, to defecate, to give birth
抛ッ
hou to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss; to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished; to expel (from the body), to excrete, to defecate, to give birth
投る
nageru to throw, to hurl, to fling, to toss, to cast; to give up, to abandon, to throw away; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
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