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N2 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

(ほどこ)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

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    1. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

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

    2. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to do, to perform, to conduct

    3. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

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

    4. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      4.

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

    5. Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

      5.

      to spread far and wide

      Archaic

    All Forms

    施す 【ほどこす】

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    Examples

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

      The government applied economic policies.

      • N2

      戦争(せんそう)から()げてきた(ひと)たちにスープを(ほどこ)

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

      • N2

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

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

      • N2

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

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

      • N2

      年々(ねんねん)(さむ)さが(きび)しくなる傾向(けいこう)(ともな)って(いえ)(ゆか)暖房(だんぼう)(ほどこ)家庭(かてい)()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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