投げ打つ

なげうつ

Also written 擲つ, 抛つ

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)

Kanji

• 投 throw. Read as なげ.
• 打 hit. Read as うつ.

Example sentences

• 彼女は国のために命をなげうった。
  She laid down her life for her country.

Common phrases

• 私財を投げ打つ

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