注

Meaning

Pour, concentrate, note · verter, atención

Readings

• On (音読み): チュウ
• Kun (訓読み): そそ.ぐ

Example words

• 注意（ちゅうい）— attention; caution
• 注文（ちゅうもん）— order (food, goods)
• 注ぐ（そそぐ）— to pour

Structure

Radical 水 written as 氵 here (スイ・みず · Water; canonical form of 氵) · 8 strokes · school grade 3

Watch out

Water + master (主); compare 住 (person + 主) and 柱 (tree + 主). 注文する = to order food or goods (pedir), 注意する = to pay attention or to warn. ご注意ください is on every sign.