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 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
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)
つぐ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

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

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 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

Context Sentences

もしかして、わたしのコーラに牛にゅう注いだ?

Did you pour milk in my coke by any chance?

コウイチは、今年はAKB48をおうえんすることに全力を注いでいます。

Koichi is pouring all of his energy into supporting AKB48 this year.

「もう少しワインを注いでいただけますか?」「もちろん。“そこまで”って言ってくださいね。」「あ、そこまで!それくらいで結構です。有難うございます。」

"Can you pour some more wine for me, please?" "Sure. Just say when." "Yes! There! That’s perfect. Thank you."

Kanji Composition