Word Meaning 注ぐ

そそぐ sosogu

注ぐ is read as そそぐ (sosogu) and means to pour (into).

Meaning

English

  1. to pour (into)
  2. to shed (tears)
  3. to fall (of rain, snow)
  4. to pour down
  5. to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on
  6. to devote to
  7. to fix (one's eyes) on
  8. to flow into (e.g. of a river)

Reading

Kana

そそぐ

Romaji

sosogu

Writing Variants

  • 潅ぐ そそぐ sosogu
  • 漑ぐ そそぐ sosogu
  • 灌ぐ そそぐ sosogu
  • 濺ぐ そそぐ sosogu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 5876 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

注目

ちゅうもく

notice

注意

ちゅうい

admonishment

注文

ちゅうもん

order (for an item)

ちゅう

annotation

注す

さす

to light (a fire)

注入

ちゅうにゅう

pouring

注射

ちゅうしゃ

injection

注釈

ちゅうしゃく

notes

注意深い

ちゅういぶかい

attentive

注意報

ちゅういほう

warning (e.g. for a storm)

注ぎ込む

そそぎこむ

to pour in (liquids)

注ぎ込む

つぎこむ

to invest in

Example Sentences

2

はたけにみずをそそぐ。

Water the field.

かわのみずはこのみずうみにそそぐ。

The river flows into this lake.