播種

See also: 播种

Chinese

sow; scatter; spread
sow; scatter; spread; broadcast
 
to plant; to cultivate; kind
to plant; to cultivate; kind; type; race; breed; seed; species (taxonomy)
 
trad. (播種)
simp. (播种)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation


Verb

播⫽種 (verb-object)

  1. (intransitive) to sow seeds
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • 播種機 / 播种机

Etymology 2

Pronunciation


Verb

播種

  1. (transitive) to grow by sowing seeds

Japanese

Etymology 1

    Kanji in this term

    Jinmeiyō
    しゅ
    Grade: 4
    on'yomi goon

    Appears to be a learned borrowing from Chinese 播種 / 播种. Ultimately from Middle Chinese compound 播種 / 播种 (paH tsyowngX, literally to sow + seed) or 播種 / 播种 (paH tsyowngH, literally to sow + to sow). First cited in Japanese to 1872.[1]

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    ()(しゅ) • (hashu

    1. [from 1872] sowing, the spreading of seed on the ground for growing a crop
      Synonym: 種蒔き (tanemaki)
    2. [date unknown] (rare, medicine) dissemination (the spreading out of cells within the body, particularly cells of an invasive disease or of cancer)
      Synonyms: 散在 (sanzai), 汎発 (hanpatsu)
      Hyponym: 転移 (ten'i, metastasis)
    Derived terms

    Verb

    ()(しゅ)する • (hashu surusuru (stem ()(しゅ) (hashu shi), past ()(しゅ)した (hashu shita))

    1. [from 1872] (transitive) to sow, to spread seed on the ground for growing a crop
      Synonym: 種蒔き (tanemaki)
    2. [date unknown] (rare, intransitive, medicine) to disseminate (to spread out within the body, particularly for cells of an invasive disease or of cancer)
      Synonyms: 散在 (sanzai), 汎発 (hanpatsu)
      Hyponym: 転移 (ten'i, metastasize)
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of "播種する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
    Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
    Mizenkei ("imperfective") 播種し はしゅし hashu shi
    Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 播種し はしゅし hashu shi
    Shūshikei ("terminal") 播種する はしゅする hashu suru
    Rentaikei ("attributive") 播種する はしゅする hashu suru
    Kateikei ("hypothetical") 播種すれ はしゅすれ hashu sure
    Meireikei ("imperative") 播種せよ¹
    播種しろ²
    はしゅせよ¹
    はしゅしろ²
    hashu seyo¹
    hashu shiro²
    Key constructions
    Passive 播種される はしゅされる hashu sareru
    Causative 播種させる
    播種さす
    はしゅさせる
    はしゅさす
    hashu saseru
    hashu sasu
    Potential 播種できる はしゅできる hashu dekiru
    Volitional 播種しよう はしゅしよう hashu shiyō
    Negative 播種しない はしゅしない hashu shinai
    Negative continuative 播種せず はしゅせず hashu sezu
    Formal 播種します はしゅします hashu shimasu
    Perfective 播種した はしゅした hashu shita
    Conjunctive 播種して はしゅして hashu shite
    Hypothetical conditional 播種すれば はしゅすれば hashu sureba

    ¹ Written imperative
    ² Spoken imperative

    Etymology 2

      Kanji in this term
      はん
      Jinmeiyō
      しゅ
      Grade: 4
      kan'yōon goon

      Variation of hashu reading, using the kan'yōon of han for the first character. First cited to 1879.[1]

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [hã̠ɰ̃ɕɨ]

      Noun

      (はん)(しゅ) • (hanshu

      1. [from 1879] (rare) sowing, the spreading of seed on the ground for growing a crop
        Synonym: 種蒔き (tanemaki)
      2. [date unknown] (medicine) dissemination (the spreading out of cells within the body, particularly cells of an invasive disease or of cancer)
        Hyponym: 転移 (ten'i, metastasis)

      Verb

      (はん)(しゅ)する • (hanshu surusuru (stem (はん)(しゅ) (hanshu shi), past (はん)(しゅ)した (hanshu shita))

      1. [from 1879] (rare, transitive) to sow, to spread seed on the ground for growing a crop
        Synonym: 種蒔き (tanemaki)
      2. [date unknown] (intransitive, medicine) to disseminate (to spread out within the body, particularly for cells of an invasive disease or of cancer)
        Hyponym: 転移 (ten'i, metastasize)
      Usage notes
      • Although some dictionaries[1][5][6] list this separate reading with a distinct sense, other dictionaries[2][7][3][4] do not list any hanshu reading, and if they include the medical dissemination sense, they do so under the hanshu reading.[1]
      • The Microsoft IME for Japanese only recognizes the hashu reading for this kanji compound.
      Conjugation
      Conjugation of "播種する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
      Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
      Mizenkei ("imperfective") 播種し はしゅし hashu shi
      Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 播種し はしゅし hashu shi
      Shūshikei ("terminal") 播種する はしゅする hashu suru
      Rentaikei ("attributive") 播種する はしゅする hashu suru
      Kateikei ("hypothetical") 播種すれ はしゅすれ hashu sure
      Meireikei ("imperative") 播種せよ¹
      播種しろ²
      はしゅせよ¹
      はしゅしろ²
      hashu seyo¹
      hashu shiro²
      Key constructions
      Passive 播種される はしゅされる hashu sareru
      Causative 播種させる
      播種さす
      はしゅさせる
      はしゅさす
      hashu saseru
      hashu sasu
      Potential 播種できる はしゅできる hashu dekiru
      Volitional 播種しよう はしゅしよう hashu shiyō
      Negative 播種しない はしゅしない hashu shinai
      Negative continuative 播種せず はしゅせず hashu sezu
      Formal 播種します はしゅします hashu shimasu
      Perfective 播種した はしゅした hashu shita
      Conjunctive 播種して はしゅして hashu shite
      Hypothetical conditional 播種すれば はしゅすれば hashu sureba

      ¹ Written imperative
      ² Spoken imperative

      Further reading

      References

      1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 播種”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
      2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
      3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
      4. 4.0 4.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
      5. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
      6. ^ “DIC”, in goo辞書[2] (in Japanese) (dictionary), Goo, 23 December 2014 (last accessed), archived from the original on 24 October 2021
      7. ^ 播種”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[3] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months