施ほどこす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

give; donate; bestow

Used for giving money, goods, time, or aid, often with a nuance of charitable or generous giving.

• 彼かれは被ひ災さい地ちに多た額がくの義ぎ援えん金きんを施ほどこした。

  He donated a large sum of relief money to the disaster area.

• 困こまっている人ひとに手てを施ほどこすのは大たい切せつなことだ。

  It is important to lend a hand to those in need.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

carry out; perform; conduct

Used for performing actions, measures, or policies, often in formal or written contexts. Common with nouns like 処置, 対策, 治療.

• 医い者しゃは患かん者じゃに適てき切せつな治ち療りょうを施ほどこした。

  The doctor administered appropriate treatment to the patient.

• 政せい府ふは経けい済ざい対たい策さくを施ほどこすと発はっ表ぴょうした。

  The government announced that it would implement economic measures.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

apply; add; give (processing)

Used for applying processing, makeup, ornamentation, annotations, or finishing touches to something.

• 彼かの女じょは顔かおに化け粧しょうを施ほどこした。

  She applied makeup to her face.

• 職しょく人にんが家か具ぐに細こまかい装そう飾しょくを施ほどこした。

  The craftsman added fine ornamentation to the furniture.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

sow; seed; scatter; sprinkle

Used for sowing seeds, scattering fertilizer, or sprinkling something over an area.

• 農のう家かは畑はたけに種たねを施ほどこした。

  The farmer sowed seeds in the field.

• 庭にわに肥ひ料りょうを施ほどこす時じ期きです。

  It's time to scatter fertilizer in the garden.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

spread far and wide

Archaic use meaning to spread something extensively. Rare in modern Japanese.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、恩おん恵けいを広ひろく施ほどこすという表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  In old texts, one can find expressions like 'to bestow blessings far and wide.'