放り投げる

ほうりなげる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to throw; to toss; to fling
2. to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside

Kanji

• 放 release. Read as ホウ.
• 投 throw. Read as なげる.

Example sentences

• トムがナイフを川に放り投げたのさ。
  Tom threw the knife in the river.
• 自分の携帯を川に放り投げた。
  I threw my phone in the river.

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