pour
On'yomi (音読み)
- ガイ
- カイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- そそ.ぐ
About this kanji
The kanji 漑 means "to pour" and is often used in contexts related to water or liquids. Its typical reading is with the kun'yomi そそ.ぐ when used as a verb, meaning to pour something out, like water. While there are no commonly used compounds featuring this kanji, you might encounter it in literature or more specialized texts focused on agriculture or irrigation, where pouring water is crucial. A usage note is that this kanji is not very frequently used in everyday conversation, but it can appear in more formal writing or discussions about water management.
Example sentences
田畑に灌漑を施す。
Irrigate the fields.
Meanings across languages
- English
- pour
- 한국어
- 붓다
- 中文
- 倒
- id
- menuangkan
- th
- เท
- es
- verter
- fr
- verser
- de
- gießen
- pt
- verter
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