Kanji

注

注

pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チュウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

そそぐ, さす, つぐ

Common Readings

チュウ, そそ…ぐ

Example sentences

注意 ちゅうい
足元 に 注意 して 階段 を 降りて ください 。

Please be careful of your footing as you go down the stairs.

この先 このさき
この先 、 道 が 細く なっている ので 注意 して ください 。

The road gets narrow ahead, so please be careful.

注ぐ そそぐ
彼 は 情熱 を その 研究 に 注いでいる 。

He is pouring his passion into that research.

愛情 あいじょう
彼女 は 子供 たち に 深い 愛情 を 注いでいる 。

She pours deep affection into her children.

注文 ちゅうもん
レストラン で 寿司 を 二人前 注文 した

I ordered two servings of sushi at the restaurant.

以内 いない
注文 した 商品 は 、 一週間 以内 に 届く 予定 です 。

The ordered product is scheduled to arrive within one week.

注目 ちゅうもく
その 若手 俳優 は 今 最も 注目 されている 一人 だ

That young actor is currently one of the most talked-about individuals.

独占 どくせん
彼女 は 世界中 の 注目 を 独占 している 。

She is hogging the attention of the whole world.

降り注ぐ ふりそそぐ
太陽 の 光 が 降り注いでいる 。

Sunlight is pouring down.

燦燦 さんさん
太陽 が 燦燦 と 降り注ぐ

The sun pours down brightly.

Example Vocabulary

注意

ちゅうい

attention; care; caution; warning

注ぐ

そそぐ

to pour (a liquid); to flow into; to concentrate (one's energy, attention, etc.)

注文

ちゅうもん

order; request

注目

ちゅうもく

attention; notice; observation

降り注ぐ

ふりそそぐ

to pour down; to rain down; to shine down

注ぎ込む

そそぎこむ

to pour into, to devote, to invest

注意を払う

ちゅういをはらう

to pay attention; to be careful

注意深い

ちゅういぶかい

careful; attentive; cautious

注視

ちゅうし

to observe closely; to watch carefully

注目を集める

ちゅうもくをあつめる

to attract attention; to draw notice; to be in the spotlight

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