| 2209 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1900 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 627 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 965 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1064 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 759 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 14546 | Morohashi |
| 2589 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2472 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2034 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2084 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 枕籍 【チンセキ】 bedding, bed, to sleep together in the same bed, to sleep together using each other's bodies as pillow, to sleep together using books as a pillow
- 枕状溶岩 【マクラジョウヨウガン】 pillow lava
- 開枕 【カイチン】 bringing out the pillows and futon (in Zen Buddhism), sleeping
- 陶枕 【トウチン】 porcelain pillow (used in summer)
Kun reading compounds
- 枕 【まくら】 pillow, bolster, introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story), lead-in
- 枕絵 【まくらえ】 erotic picture
- 新枕 【にいまくら】 bridal bed
- 高枕 【たかまくら】 high pillow
Readings
- Korean:
- chim
Spanish
- almohada
- prefacio a una frase o charla
Portuguese
French
| 1857 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a4.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4491.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6795 | Unicode hex code |
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
| 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) |
| 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 |