1.
to pour (into)
To pour liquid into a container, especially drinks.
お茶を注ぐ。
To pour tea.
グラスにビールを注いでください。
Please pour beer into the glass.
熱いコーヒーをカップに注いで、ゆっくり飲んだ。
I poured hot coffee into a cup and drank it slowly.
注ぐ means to pour liquid, especially drinks, into a container.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 他動詞 (transitive)
- Takes を particle: お茶を注ぐ
COMMON PATTERNS:
- お茶を注ぐ: to pour tea
- コーヒーを注ぐ: to pour coffee
- グラスに注ぐ: to pour into a glass
- お酒を注いであげる: to pour sake for someone
ALTERNATE READING:
注ぐ is an alternate reading with similar meaning but also extends to "pouring" attention or effort.
HOMOPHONE DISTINCTION:
- 注ぐ: to pour (liquids)
- 継ぐ: to succeed, inherit
- 次ぐ: to rank next to