Kanji

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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