Word Meaning 注ぐ

つぐ tsugu

注ぐ is read as つぐ (tsugu) and means to pour (into a vessel).

Meaning

English

  1. to pour (into a vessel)
  2. to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with
  3. to dish out (food or drink)

Reading

Kana

つぐ

Romaji

tsugu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 15874 Priority C

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

9

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.

It only adds fuel to the fire.

The Jordan River is the only river flowing into the Dead Sea.

He is inclined to argue at great length.

The kitten lapped up the milk I poured into the saucer.

For you to come out and say that kind of thing now would just be pouring oil on the fire.

The turbulent sands above our heads, the flinging of our swords... they're naught but falling stars in the night sky.

Pouring bubbly-water into the glass with ice in it made a cold fizzing sound.