注ぎます（そそぎます、soそgimasu）
- to pour

The Japanese verb 注ぎます (読み: そそぎます, romaji: *sosogimasu*) means "to pour," "to fill," "to shed" (tears, etc.), or "to devote" (oneself to something). It generally refers to the action of causing a liquid or substance to flow from a container into something else, or to give completely. The action usually involves a controlled and deliberate action of pouring or filling.

⚫︎コップに水を注ぎます。 Translation: I pour water into the glass. ⚫︎スープを鍋に注ぎ入れます。 Translation: I pour the soup into the pot. ⚫︎彼女は涙を注ぎました。 Translation: She shed tears.

⚫︎This word is used in situations where you are actively pouring or filling something. ⚫︎It can also be used figuratively to describe shedding tears or dedicating oneself to something. ⚫︎It is a formal verb, the polite form of the dictionary form 注ぐ (*sosogu*). ⚫︎When you use 注ぎます, you're usually focusing on the action of pouring or filling, or dedicating yourself. ⚫︎This verb can be used in both formal and informal situations, though the dictionary form 注ぐ may be more common in casual conversation.

⚫︎This word is written using the kanji 注, meaning "to pour," and the hiragana ぎます, which is the polite ます-form ending for verbs. ⚫︎The reading is そそぎます. ⚫︎The verb stem is 注 (そそ), and the okurigana is ぎます. ⚫︎The dictionary form is 注ぐ (そそぐ). ⚫︎The other conjugations include 注がない, 注げます, 注いで etc.

⚫︎入れる (*ireru*) – to put in, to insert (can sometimes overlap with pouring, especially in the context of adding something) ⚫︎注水 (*chūsui*) - the act of pouring water

⚫︎There is no direct antonym, as it depends on the context. If referring to taking away liquid, it could be something like 出す (*dasu*) – to take out.

熱いお茶を湯呑みに注ぎます。 ・Translation: I pour hot tea into the teacup. ・Explanation: This sentence demonstrates the common usage of 注ぎます in the context of pouring a liquid.

チームのために全力を注ぎます。 ・Translation: I will devote all my energy for the team. ・Explanation: This sentence illustrates the figurative meaning of 注ぎます , where it refers to dedicating oneself to something.

⚫︎The kanji 注 itself means "to pour" or "to concentrate". ⚫︎The word likely originated from the ancient practice of pouring liquids and the act of focusing one's efforts. The origin is difficult to trace.