まる
丸
な
投
　
げ

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. farming out (all of a construction project) to subcontractors, hundred-percent subcontracting.
  2. leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else, offloading (a problem, work, etc.), wholesale delegation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
まる
丸
な
投
　
げ
 丸投げ まるなげ
　
ま
　
る
な
投
　
げ
 まる投げ まるなげ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

round, full (month), perfection
まる　ガン　ま (2nd, N2)
nine
キュウ　ク　ここの (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
throw, discard, abandon
トウ　な.げる (3rd, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ　また　ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ　きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)