JLPT N1 · Verb

施す (hodokosu)

施す (ほどこす, hodokosu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to give (time, money, goods); to donate”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ほどこす
Romaji: hodokosu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to give (time, money, goods); to donate · godan verb, transitive
to do; to perform; to conduct · godan verb, transitive
to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation) · godan verb, transitive
to sow; to seed; to scatter (e.g. fertilizer); to sprinkle · godan verb, transitive
to spread far and wide · godan verb, transitive · archaic

Example sentences

彼は自分の王国に善政を施した。

He ruled his kingdom fairly.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 施す

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	施す	ほどこす hodokosu
Polite (~masu)	施します	ほどこします hodokoshimasu
Negative	施さない	ほどこさない hodokosanai
Polite negative	施しません	ほどこしません hodokoshimasen
Past	施した	ほどこした hodokoshita
Polite past	施しました	ほどこしました hodokoshimashita
Negative past	施さなかった	ほどこさなかった hodokosanakatta
Te-form	施して	ほどこして hodokoshite
Potential	施せる	ほどこせる hodokoseru
Passive	施される	ほどこされる hodokosareru
Causative	施させる	ほどこさせる hodokosaseru
Volitional	施そう	ほどこそう hodokosou
Imperative	施せ	ほどこせ hodokose
Conditional (~ba)	施せば	ほどこせば hodokoseba

Kanji in 施す

施

give, bestow, performシ・セ・ほどこ.す · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 施す.

実施じっしenforcement施行しこうputting in force (a law)施設しせつfacility

Source: JMdict entry 1310370 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.