How to say "pouring" in Japanese
- 注入ちゅうにゅうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbThe common everyday choice for pouring a liquid into something; it also covers the sense of injection, introducing a substance or resource into something. Your default for "pouring in".
- 鋳込みいこみnounThe casting term: pouring molten metal into a mold in foundry work. For everyday pouring of liquids this is seldom the word you want; think manufacturing, not drinks or rain.
- 滂沱ぼうだadverb (with と), taru-adjective, no-adjectiveA formal, literary term describing tears streaming down in torrents, or rain pouring down. It depicts liquid falling or flowing heavily; it is not the word for pouring something into a container.
- 灌注かんちゅうnoun, suru verbPouring (into) in the sense of supplying water: watering and irrigation. A less common word, and seldom what you want for everyday pouring of liquids.
Use 注入 for pouring or injecting something into something, 「鋳込み」 for pouring molten metal in casting, 滂沱 for tears or rain pouring down in literary style, and 灌注 for supplying or pouring in water.
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