2019.08.28
看板を読もう「注意」
Look out for signs urging you to be careful, and stay safe.
Key character: 注 chū / 注ぐ sosogu (to pour)
Also found in:
- 注射
chūsha (injection)
- 注入
chūnyū (pour; inject)
- 注目
chūmoku (notice [something]; [garner] attention; observation)
- 注文
chūmon (order [goods, etc.])
- 注釈
chūshaku (annotation; notes [in a text])
Key word: 注意 chūi (caution; beware; attention / heed; advice)
Examples:
- 踏切注意
fumikiri chūi (Caution! Railway crossing)
- 開閉注意
kaihei chūi (Take care when opening / closing door)
- 電車がまいります。ご注意ください。
Densha ga mairimasu. Go-chūi kudasai. (Caution! Train approaching)
- とび出し注意
tobidashi chūi (Caution! Pedestrians / children / cyclists may enter road suddenly)
- 頭上注意
zujō chūi (Mind your head)
- 頭上にツバメの巣があります。ご注意ください。
Zujō ni tsubame no su ga arimasu. Go-chūi kudasai. (Swallow nest overhead. Please beware [of falling droppings].)