投擲

とうてき

Also written 投てき

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive throw; throwing
2. Noun throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put) See also: 投擲競技 (とうてききょうぎ).

Kanji

• 投 throw. Read as トウ.
• 擲 hit; resign. Read as テキ.

Example sentences

• 「刀の投擲の練習？」「すっぽ抜けただけです」
  "Practising sword throwing?" "It just slipped out of my hands."
• 投擲用のナイフが男たちの首筋に深々と突き刺さっていた。
  Throwing knives were stuck deep into the men's necks.

Common phrases

• 投てきを行う
• 投てきを見せる

Words containing 投擲

• 投擲競技 (とうてききょうぎ) throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
• 投擲槍 (とうてきそう) throwing spear
• 窓外投擲 (そうがいとうてき) defenestration (throwing something or someone out the window)

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