注 — pour, irrigate, annotate

そそ注 pour

U+6CE8 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 8 strokes Freq #497 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #267 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

pour
irrigate
annotate

word

そそ soso Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

注(そそ) ぐ sosogu to pour

ちゅう chuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

注(ちゅう) 意(い) chuui attention 注(ちゅう) 文(もん) chuumon order 注(ちゅう) 目(もく) chuumoku attention 注(ちゅう) chuu note 発(はっ) 注(ちゅう) hacchuu ordering 受(じゅ) 注(ちゅう) juchuu order received

Stroke order

Stroke data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)