注ぐ · godan verb (-gu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 注ぐ | 注がない |
| Polite | 注ぎます | 注ぎません |
| Past polite | 注ぎました | 注ぎませんでした |
| Past | 注いだ | 注がなかった |
| Te-form | 注いで | 注がないで |
| Desire | 注ぎたい | 注ぎたくない |
| Potential | 注げる | 注げない |
| Passive | 注がれる | 注がれない |
| Causative | 注がせる | 注がせない |
| Causative passive | 注がせられるalso 注がされる | 注がせられないalso 注がされない |
| Volitional | 注ごう | |
| Polite volitional | 注ぎましょう | |
| Imperative | 注げ | 注ぐな |
| Conditional | 注げば | 注がなければ |
| Tara conditional | 注いだら | 注がなかったら |
godan verb (-gu), transitive verb
Transitive use for pouring a liquid into a container or place. In some everyday drink-serving contexts 注ぐ may also be read つぐ, so kana can be used when the reading そそぐ needs to be clear.
I poured cold water into the cup.
godan verb (-gu), transitive verb
pour onto; water; sprinkle or spray from above
Used when liquid is applied onto something, especially from above, including watering plants or pouring water over a surface.
Please pour water at the base of the potted plant.
godan verb (-gu), transitive verb
Limited to the expression 涙を注ぐ. It has a literary or elevated feel; in ordinary speech 涙を流す is more common.
See also: 涙を注ぐ
She shed tears over her friend's death.
godan verb (-gu), transitive verb
devote; concentrate on; fix one's gaze on
Abstract transitive use for directing energy, attention, passion, or one's gaze toward a target. Common in set-like collocations such as 力を注ぐ, 情熱を注ぐ, and 視線を注ぐ.
He devoted all his energy to developing the new drug.
She fixed her gaze on the screen.
godan verb (-gu), intransitive verb
flow into; drain into
Intransitive use, typically for a river, stream, or other flow entering a larger body of water. The destination is commonly marked with に.
This river flows into the Pacific Ocean.
godan verb (-gu), intransitive verb
fall; pour down
Intransitive use for rain, snow, and similar things falling in quantity. In modern Japanese this sense is especially common in the compound 降り注ぐ.
See also: 降り注ぐ
Heavy rain has been pouring down since morning.
I poured juice into the glass.
Every morning I water the flowers in the garden.
This river flows into the Pacific Ocean.
He is pouring his energy into the new business.
集中する means to concentrate one's attention or effort in a general sense, while 注ぐ in this abstract use specifically emphasizes pouring energy or passion into something.
注入する is a formal, often technical word for injecting or pouring liquid into something, whereas 注ぐ is the ordinary everyday verb for pouring.
注ぐ is the general, everyday verb for pouring a liquid, while 注す implies a smaller, more careful amount, as when topping up tea or sake.
注ぐ is the plain verb for pouring or concentrating something, while 注ぎ込む adds the sense of pouring a large amount into a specific destination.
注ぐ focuses on pouring liquid into or onto something, while 流す emphasizes letting it move along or away through a channel.
注ぐ is the everyday verb for pouring liquid, while 差す is used mainly in set phrases like 水を差す for adding liquid.
注ぐ read そそぐ covers pouring, flowing, and devoting energy, while the same kanji read つぐ is used specifically for serving a drink into a cup or glass.
注ぐ can also mean 'to pour into' but is transitive (someone pours something), while 流れ込む is intransitive and describes something flowing in on its own.
Rare kanji form; use 注ぐ in normal modern writing.
Rare kanji form; use 注ぐ in normal modern writing.