| 291 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 378 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 357 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 273 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1856 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 653 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 559 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1021 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1060 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 282 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 862 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 300 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 192 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 228 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 713 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11887 | Morohashi |
| 256 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2095 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 706 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 762 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 287 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
236 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 投 【トウ】 pitching ability, counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.), counter for casts (of a line)
- 投下 【トウカ】 throwing down, dropping, airdrop, investment
- 好投 【コウトウ】 good (nice) pitching
- 継投 【ケイトウ】 relieving the (starting) pitcher
Kun reading compounds
- 投げる 【なげる】 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.)
Readings
- Korean:
- tu
Spanish
- lanzar
- arrojar
Portuguese
- arremessar
- descartar
- desembaraçar
- lançar
- unir
- investir
- atirar
- desistir
- vender com perdas
French
- jeter
- mettre au rebut
- abandonner
- lancer
- investir
- se lancer dans
- vendre à perte
| 1368 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c4.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 5704.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6295 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1805 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 扇子 【センス】 folding fan
- 扇形 【オウギガタ】 fan shape, sector
- 換気扇 【カンキセン】 ventilation fan, extractor fan
- 夏炉冬扇 【カロトウセン】 summer fires and winter fans, useless things
Kun reading compounds
- 扇 【おうぎ】 folding fan
- 扇形 【おうぎがた】 fan shape, sector
- 舞扇 【まいおうぎ】 dancer's fan
- 絵扇 【えおうぎ】 fan painted with a picture
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おう、 おおぎ
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- abanico
- abanicar
- agitar el aire
- abanico plegable
Portuguese
- Leque. Leque de dobrar
French
- ventilateur
- éventail
| 1492 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1442 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1823 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1430 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1333 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1156 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1555 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1657 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1733 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 845 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2449 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1239 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1704 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1088 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11743P | Morohashi |
| 1950 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2056 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1079 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1160 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1337 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3053 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4m6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-9 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 3022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6247 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
734 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 興行 【コウギョウ】 show, performance, act, entertainment industry, show business
- 興業 【コウギョウ】 promotion of industry, inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
- 新興 【シンコウ】 rising, developing, emergent, burgeoning, new
- 再興 【サイコウ】 revival, restoration, resuscitation
- 興 【キョウ】 interest, entertainment, pleasure, implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
- 興味 【キョウミ】 interest (in something), curiosity (about something), zest (for)
- 一興 【イッキョウ】 amusement, fun, brief entertainment
- 遊興 【ユウキョウ】 merrymaking (esp. wine and women), pleasures
Kun reading compounds
- 興る 【おこる】 to rise, to flourish
- 興す 【おこす】 to vitalize (e.g. an industry), to invigorate, to energize, to revive, to promote, to make prosperous, to establish (e.g. a company), to build up, to set up, to launch, to commence
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おき、 おこっ、 とも
- Korean:
- heung
Spanish
- popularizarse
- popularizar
- interés
- prosperar
- poner en marcha
- promover
Portuguese
- entreter
- reviver
- recuperar
- interesse
- prazer
French
- intérêt
- divertir
- ranimer
- rétablir (fortune)
- plaisir
- prospérer
| 589 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 702 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 652 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 695 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 615 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 338 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1687 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2586 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 368 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 369 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 631 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 158 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3622 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1852 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2525 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1438 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30226 | Morohashi |
| 2909 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4913 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1426 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1533 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 490 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 814 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2661 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o14.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-14-2 | SKIP code |
| 7780.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8208 | Unicode hex code |