注
注 — Pour
pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes
On’yomiチュウ (chuu)
Kun’yomiそそぐ (sosogu)
Kun’yomiさす (sasu)
Kun’yomiつぐ (tsugu)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 注
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 注目 | ちゅうもく chuumoku | notice; attention; observation |
| 受注 | じゅちゅう juchuu | accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received |
| 注意 | ちゅうい chuui | attention; notice; heed |
| 注文 | ちゅうもん chuumon | order (for an item); request; demand |
| 発注 | はっちゅう hacchuu | ordering (materials); placing an order; order |
| 注射 | ちゅうしゃ chuusha | injection; jab; shot |
Study notes
注 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #497 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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