投げ|なげnage[2]odaka (tail-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. nounthrow; throwing
  2. nounresigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up
  3. noun, stock marketselling at a loss; sell-off; shakeout
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym投げることNeutralA plain, direct way to describe the act of throwing; 「投げ」 also covers resigning a game and selling at a loss.
  • Related投擲とうてきWrittenWritten/formal prose word for throwing; the umbrella term for track-and-field throwing events (specific event: 「やり投げ」). 「投げ」 also covers sumo throws and resigning a game.
  • AntonymうけNeutralCatching or defense; also popularity, as in 「受けがいい」. It is the opposite of 「投げ」 only when a throw can be caught.
  • Antonym捕りNeutralCatching or capturing; opposite of 「投げ」 only in the throw-and-catch sense, not for resigning or selling at a loss.

Use 「投げ」 for the act of throwing, sumo throws, or resigning a game, as in 「背負い投げ」 and 「投げ売り」. Use 「投擲」 for the written/formal word and track-and-field throwing events. When throw and catch are contrasted, say 「受け」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 物ものを手てで空中くうちゅうに放り出ほうりだす動作どうさ。
  2. 将棋しょうぎや碁ごなどで、負まけを認みとめてゲームをやめること。
  3. 相場そうばで、損そんを覚悟かくごして持もっている株かぶなどを売り払うりはらうこと。
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