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注

Pour
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingチュウ
Kun readingそそ.ぐ
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 3Level 11

Verbs with «注»

注意する注目する注ぐ注文する注入する発注する注ぎ込む注力する

Meanings

  1. pourRtK
  2. irrigate
  3. shed (tears)
  4. flow into
  5. concentrate on
    彼の言うことに注意を注いだ。I concentrated on what he was saying.tatoeba
  6. notes
  7. comment
  8. annotate
  1. annotation
  2. explanatory note

Homonyms

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Same reading (ちゅう)
中 · medium (size)宙 · space

Popular Usage

注意注射注す

Radicals and components

Radical水water氵variant氺variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · candlestick · lord · drop (丶) · king (王) · jewel (玉) · ball (玉)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 285

Compound words

注意ちゅうい
attention; notice; heed; care; caution
注射ちゅうしゃ
injection; jab; shot
注すさす
to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks); to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply
傾注けいちゅう
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
注ぐそそぐ
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to pour onto; to spray
脚注きゃくちゅう
footnote
注意するちゅういする
to pay attention
注目するちゅうもくする
to pay attention to
受注じゅちゅう
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received; closed won
注釈ちゅうしゃく
notes; comment; remark; annotation
注入ちゅうにゅう
pouring; injection
注文ちゅうもん
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
注目ちゅうもく
notice; attention; observation
発注はっちゅう
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
注意報ちゅういほう
advisory
不注意ふちゅうい
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
要注意ようちゅうい
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
大注目だいちゅうもく
(paying) a great deal of attention (to)
注ぎ込むそそぎこむ
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
取扱注意とりあつかいちゅうい
handling warning
注意深いちゅういぶかい
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
予約注文よやくちゅうもん
pre-order; advance order
雨注うちゅう
showering (arrows) upon
外注がいちゅう
outsourcing

On Reading Examples

彼は私たちにステーキを注文してくれた。ちゅうもん
He ordered us steaks.tatoeba
彼は紅茶を注文した。ちゅうもん
He ordered a cup of tea.tatoeba
彼はビールを注文した。ちゅうもん
He called for beer.tatoeba
彼はパイを頼んだ、私も同じものを注文した。ちゅうもん
He asked for pie, and I ordered the same.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼はいつも仕事に全力を注ぐ。そそぐ
He always works with all his might.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は不注意のため途方もない失策をしてしまった。
As a result of his carelessness, he made a serious blunder.tatoeba
彼は不注意のために、誤りを犯した。
He made a mistake through carelessness.tatoeba
彼は不注意のせいで、足の骨を折った。
His carelessness cost him a broken leg.tatoeba
彼は不注意にも列車を間違えた。
He was so careless as to take the wrong train.tatoeba
掘削業者も全国にあり、成果払い方式で受注することが多い。
Drilling firms across the country usually receive orders on a payment-by-results basis.wiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Pour; pay attention. 氵 (water) + 主 (lamp) — water poured onto one spot, like light focused on one place.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 注

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step