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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3

JLPT level: N4

497 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

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

Kunyomi: そそ.ぐ, さ.す, つ.ぐ

Onyomi: チュウ

Composition: 氵 主

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Radical

Radical: 水

Reading: さんずい

Meaning: water

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

注射(ちゅうしゃ)   injection

注解(ちゅうかい)   explanatory, notes, annotation

脚注(きゃくちゅう)   footnote

注目する(ちゅうもくする)   pay attention, watch [v.i.]

注文する(ちゅうもんする)   order, request [v.t.]

注視する(ちゅうしする)   gaze steadily at

注意する(ちゅういする)   be careful, beware [v.i.]

発注する(はっちゅうする)   place an order

注ぐ(そそぐ)   pour

Onyomi Examples

注 (チュウ) annotation, explanatory note, comment

注意 (チュウイ) attention, notice, heed, care, caution, precaution, looking out (for), watching out (for), advice, warning, caution, reminder, admonishment, reprimand, telling-off

受注 (ジュチュウ) accepting an order, receiving an order, orders received, closed won

特注 (トクチュウ) special order (goods), custom (made), bespoke

Kunyomi Examples

注ぐ (そそぐ) to pour (into), to sprinkle on (from above), to water (e.g. plants), to pour onto, to spray, to shed (tears), to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on, to devote to, to fix (one's eyes) on, to flow into (e.g. of a river), to run into, to drain into, to fall (of rain, snow), to pour down

注す (さす) to pour, to add (liquid), to serve (drinks), to put on (lipstick, etc.), to apply, to colour, to dye

注ぐ (つぐ) to pour (into a vessel), to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with, to dish out (food or drink)

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