Japanese word

注入

Pronunciation

Romajichūnyū

Meaning

  • nouninjection

Example

薬を注入します。kusuri o chū nyū shi ma su

We inject medicine.

Illustration for 注入 (injection)

More examples

薬の注入は、専用の器具で行います。kusuri no chū nyū wa sen yō no ki gu de okona i ma su

The medicine is injected with a special device.

Core concept

Describes moving a substance from outside into a specific place or medium, often in a controlled flow.

Common phrases

  • 薬の注入kusuri no chū nyū

    injection of medicine

  • 静脈への注入jō myaku e no chū nyū

    injection into a vein

Similar words

注射chūsha: The act of delivering medicine into the body through a needle or syringe.

Definition in Japanese

液体や薬などを、容器や体内などの中へ注ぎ入れること。eki tai ya kusuri na do o yō ki ya tai nai na do no naka e soso gi i re ru ko to

Word origin

注入 (chūnyū) is a Sino-Japanese compound that combines 注 (chū, "pour") and 入 (nyū, "enter").

Usage tips

  • In Japanese, 注入 (chūnyū) covers putting substances such as medicine into a body or container, while 注射 (chūsha) more specifically refers to injecting with a syringe.

Other meanings

  • pouringnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 注入するchūnyūsuruinjectverb
  • 注入器chūnyūkiinjectornoun

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