Kanji: 投

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:	手(扌龵) Radical name: て（てへん）
Meaning:	Throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 250 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	投(な)げる	to throw or cast away
N3	投票(とうひょう)	voting, poll
N2	投書(とうしょ)	letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution
N1	投資(とうし)	investment
N1	投入(とうにゅう)	throw, investment, making (an electrical circuit)
N1	投(な)げ出(だ)す	to throw down, to abandon, to sacrifice, to throw out