Vocab Info

N2 う-verb (す), Transitive verb

施(ほどこ)すto give (time, money, goods), to donate, to do, to perform, to conduct, to apply (processing, makeup, etc.), to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation), to sow, to seed, to scatter (e.g. fertilizer), to sprinkle, to spread far and wide

    Dictionary Definition

    1. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to give (time, money, goods), to donate

      2. 2.

        to do, to perform, to conduct

      3. 3.

        to apply (processing, makeup, etc.), to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

      4. 4.

        to sow, to seed, to scatter (e.g. fertilizer), to sprinkle

      5. 5.

        to spread far and wide

        Archaic

    All Forms

    施す 【ほどこす】

    Details

      • ほ

      • ど

      • こ

      • す

    • Frequency

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    Examples

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    • 政府(せいふ)が経済(けいざい)政策(せいさく)を施(ほどこ)しました。

      The government applied economic policies.

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    • 戦争(せんそう)から逃(に)げてきた人(ひと)たちにスープを施(ほどこ)す。

      To give soup to the people who have fled from the war.

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    • この靴(くつ)には撥水(はっすい)加工(かこう)が施(ほどこ)されているので、水(みず)が染(し)みません。

      These shoes have a water repellent added to them, so water doesn't seep in.

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    • 私(わたし)は医師(いし)として20年(ねん)にわたって市民(しみん)に医療(いりょう)を施(ほどこ)してきました。

      I have been performing medical care to citizens for over 20 years as a doctor.

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    • 年々(ねんねん)寒(さむ)さが厳(きび)しくなる傾向(けいこう)に伴(ともな)って家(いえ)に床(ゆか)暖房(だんぼう)を施(ほどこ)す家庭(かてい)が増(ふ)えてきた。

      As the coldness becomes more severe year by year, there has been an increase in the number of households that add floor heating to their homes.

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