Translation guide
The English word 'seeding' can refer to planting seeds, ranking players in a tournament, or technical processes like cloud seeding. This guide covers the most common meanings for learners.
The act of putting seeds into soil to grow plants.
The most common and natural way to say 'to sow seeds' or 'to seed' in the context of gardening or farming.
Assigning players or teams a rank or position in a tournament bracket.
The loanword 'seed' is used as a noun or verb in sports contexts. 'シードする' means 'to seed'.
A weather modification technique that disperses substances into clouds to cause rain.
春に野菜の種をまきました。
I seeded vegetables in the spring.
A more technical or agricultural term for 'seeding' or 'sowing'. Often used in farming contexts.
The seeding period varies by region.
Noun form meaning 'seed sowing' or 'seeding'. Commonly used in gardening and metaphorical contexts.
I did some seeding today.
He is the top seed.
This player has been seeded.
Refers to the right or status of being seeded. Often used in tournament announcements.
She earned a seeding.
Literally 'artificial rainfall', this is the standard term for cloud seeding.
A cloud seeding experiment was conducted.
The direct loanword, used in scientific or technical discussions.
Cloud seeding technology is being researched.