pour, injection, note
On'yomi (音読み)
- チュウ
- ジュ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- そそ.ぐ
- さ.す
About this kanji
The kanji 注 primarily means to pour or to inject, and it is often used as a noun. In Japanese, it can describe actions like pouring water or giving an injection. Common compounds include 注意 (ちゅうい), which means caution or care, 注射 (ちゅうしゃ), meaning injection, and 注目 (ちゅうもく), which translates to attention. These words show how 注 is used to indicate a careful action or alertness. A helpful usage note is that while 注 primarily involves liquids or injecting something, it can also refer to providing notes or explanations, making it quite versatile in everyday language.
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Example sentences
水を注ぐと、花が元気になる。
Pouring water makes the flowers lively.
Meanings across languages
- English
- pour, injection, note
- Tiếng Việt
- đổ, chú thích, tiêm
- 日本語
- 注ぐ, 注目
- 한국어
- 붓다, 주사, 메모
- 中文
- 倒, 注射, 笔记
- id
- menuangkan, injeksi, catatan
- th
- เท, การฉีด, บันทึก
- es
- verter, inyección, nota
- fr
- verser, injection, note
- de
- gießen, Injektion, Notiz
- pt
- despejar, injeção, nota
Common compounds
- 注意ちゅういcaution, attention
- 注射ちゅうしゃinjection, shot
- 注目ちゅうもくattention, notice
- 注解ちゅうかいexplanation, annotation
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