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Kanji Detail for 注 - "to pour, note, to focus"

注

  • Meaning

    注 means "to pour, note, to focus."

    1. Pour - To flow liquid; to fill.

    2. Focus - To concentrate attention.

    3. Note - To write annotations.

    4. Inject - To insert liquid.

  • Words using 注

    • 注目 ちゅうもく Listen notice; attention; observation
    • 注意 ちゅうい Listen attention; notice; heed
    • 注射 ちゅうしゃ Listen injection; jab; shot
    • 注ぎ込む そそぎこむ Listen to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
    • 注意報 ちゅういほう Listen advisory
    • 傾注 けいちゅう Listen devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
    • 注入 ちゅうにゅう Listen pouring; injection
    • 不注意 ふちゅうい Listen carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness

  • Tattoo check: 注

    • Verified meaning: to pour, note, to focus
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ちゅう)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 注

    Given names 注(ちゅう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    pour; irrigate; shed (tears); flow into; concentrate on; notes; comment; annotate

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    concentrate, focus, direct

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) to pour into; to flow into; to inject; (bound form) to focus (one's spirit, gaze etc) on a single point; to concentrate; (bound form) stake (in gambling); classifier for stakes, sums of money, transactions or beams of light; variant of 註|注[zhu4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to concentrate, to focus

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To pour. Water being directed toward one place without flowing elsewhere. As in wine pots are also called 注子. | Where attention is directed is called 注. As in 注意 (to pay attention), 注目 (to gaze). | Annotating texts is called 注. Interchangeable with 註. | To record. As in 起居注 (daily records), 古今注 (notes on ancient and modern things). All are records. | To attach. Attached things are called 注. As in small characters added below the main text are called 添注 (added notes), 附注 (supplementary notes). | 孩注. In gambling, staking everything to decide victory or defeat. Putting in all one has. | Colloquially, one lot is called 一注.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    chuu(チュウ) チュウ

  • Kunyomi

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    sa.su(さ-す) さ-す

    soso.gu(そそ-ぐ) そそ-ぐ

    tsu.gu(つ-ぐ) つ-ぐ

  • Strokes

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    8 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    to pour to focus note aim collect concentrate inject interpret record throw annotation comment attention cascade fill flow guidance indication input inscription liquid memorandum

Sentences including 注

  • I'm a careful man.

  • It was careless of you to forget your homework.

  • Take good care of what you eat and drink every day.

  • It must be done more carefully.

  • I am annoyed by his carelessness.

  • Look out for bees.

  • Did you order the book?

  • Please listen carefully.

  • Please be careful not to let the dog loose.

  • Careful as he was he made unexpected mistakes.

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