Japanese kanji 注: 注ぎます and 注文

The idea

注 has 8 strokes; follow the linked KanjiVG diagram. Learn 注ぎます (そそぎます) and 注文 (ちゅうもん) as whole words: a character’s reading depends on the word.

Examples

• コップに水みずを注そそぎます。I pour water into a glass.
• レストランで料理りょうりを注文ちゅうもんします。I order a meal at the restaurant.
• 道みちを渡わたるとき車くるまに注意ちゅういします。I watch out for cars when crossing the road.
• 医者いしゃは子供こどもに注射ちゅうしゃをします。The doctor gives the child an injection.
• 母ははがお茶ちゃを注そそいでいます。My mother is pouring tea.
• 新あたらしい店みせに多おおくの人ひとが注目ちゅうもくしています。Many people are paying attention to the new shop.

Watch out

Here, 注ぎます means “pours a liquid”; 注文 means “order; with する, to order”. Compare 注ぎます (そそぎます) and 注文 (ちゅうもん) in context: “I pour water into a glass.” and “I order a meal at the restaurant.” The same character does not make the words interchangeable. Compare the shapes of 注 and 住 as well.

Try it yourself

1. Write the reading of 注ぎます in hiragana.

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   そそぎます

   注ぎます is read そそぎます. In context: I pour water into a glass.

2. Write the reading of 注文 in hiragana.

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   ちゅうもん

   注文 is read ちゅうもん. In context: I order a meal at the restaurant.

3. Write the missing kanji: ＿ぎます [注 / 住] (そそぎます).

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   注

   注 completes 注ぎます, read そそぎます. In context: I pour water into a glass.

Use it today

Cover the table, write 注 from memory, then read 注ぎます and 注文 aloud. Check the readings and contexts.