Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 投下(とうか) in Japanese

投下
Kana Reading
とうか
Romaji
tōka
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    throwing down; dropping; airdrop
    Example sentence
    その戦闘機は爆弾を投下した。 The fighter plane released its bombs.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    investment
    Example sentence
    １９４５年広島に原子爆弾が投下された。 An atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.

Examples of 投下, とうか in a sentence

Kanji in this word

投 JLPT 3

7 strokes

throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: な.げる, -な.げ

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下 JLPT 5

3 strokes

below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

On'Yomi: カ, ゲ

Kun'Yomi: した, しも, もと, さ.げる, さ.がる, くだ.る, くだ.り, くだ.す, -くだ.す, くだ.さる, お.ろす, お.りる

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