pour · note

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 注 has 8 strokes and appears in words for paying attention and placing orders.
• Basic usage: 注意 is read ちゅうい, and 注文 is read ちゅうもん.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• What to watch for and what to order
  • 自転車に注意して marks what to watch out for with に.
  • うどんを注文した marks the food ordered with を.
• Receiving an order
  • 本の注文を受けた店員 is the clerk who received a book order. It does not mean the clerk placed the order.