How to say "fling" in Japanese

• 投げるなげるJLPT N4approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbThe all-purpose verb for throwing: it covers hurling something with force as well as a light toss. When you simply mean to fling something, this is the straightforward word to choose.
  その子こは犬いぬに石いしを投なげた。↗

  That child threw a stone at the dog.
• 放るほうるJLPT N2approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbA close synonym of 投げる, covering the same senses of throwing, hurling, flinging and tossing. It often adds a nuance of flinging something aside or away; in many sentences either verb works.
  いい球たまを放ほうるようになったな、恵一けいいち君くん。↗

  You throw a good ball nowadays, Keiichi.
• ぶつけるJLPT N2approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbCovers 'fling (at)': throwing something at a person or object so that it strikes them, with the emphasis on the impact rather than the throw itself. Usually written in kana rather than with kanji.
  私に泥どろをぶつけて、泥どろだらけになった。↗

  He threw mud at me and made me dirty.

Use 「投げる」 for the general act of throwing or flinging something; 「放る」 is a close synonym, often with a tossed-aside nuance; use 「ぶつける」 when you fling something at a target so that it hits.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 投げるなげるto throw
• 放るほうるto throw
• 放り投げるほうりなげるto throw
• 投げ飛ばすなげとばすto fling (away)
• ほっぽるto fling
• 躍らすおどらすto throw (oneself)
• 躍らせるおどらせるto throw (oneself)
• ぶつけるto throw (at)
• ぶっ飛ばすぶっとばすto send flying
• 打ち付けるうちつけるto throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.)
• ぶっつけるto throw (at)