注ぐ To Pour

Meaning

Primary

To Pour

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means pour so the verb vocab version is to pour.

Reading

そそぐ

つぐ

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

You are going to pour some sauce (そそ).

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 〜を注ぐ

  酒を注ぐ

  to pour alcohol

  水を注ぐ

  to pour water

  力を注ぐ

  to pour all one's strength into

• 〜に注ぐ

  グラスに注ぐ

  to pour into a glass

  コーヒーカップに注ぐ

  to pour into a coffee cup

  紙コップに注ぐ

  to pour into a paper cup

Context Sentences

もしかして、私のコーラにオリーブオイル注いだ？

Did you pour olive oil in my coke by any chance?

高校生になったらアルバイトに全力を注ぎたいです。

When I become a high school student, I want to pour all of my energy into my part-time job.

もう少しワインを注いでいただけますか？

Can you pour a little more wine?

Kanji Composition

1. 注

   ちゅう Pour