Illustration: During an evening at home, a parent angles a small desk lamp toward a child's handmade cardboard dinosaur. The directed light falls across the model and throws its recognizable silhouette onto the nearby wall.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

投なげかける

nagekakeru

to cast, to direct

Used with things such as light, shadows, looks, and questions. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

月つきは優やさしい光ひかりを投なげかけた。
The moon cast a gentle light.
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その木きは長ながい影かげを投なげかける。
The tree casts a long shadow.
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その研究けんきゅうは問題もんだいに新あらたな光ひかりを投なげかけた。
The research cast new light on the issue.
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Kanji in 投

投throw; discardOnトウKunなげる

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