ほどこ
施
　
す

Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to give (time, money, goods), to donate.
  2. to do, to perform, to conduct.
  3. to apply (processing, makeup, etc.), to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation).
  4. to sow, to seed, to scatter (e.g. fertilizer), to sprinkle.
  5. to spread far and wide. Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほどこ
施
　
す
 施す ほどこす ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

give, bestow, perform
シ　ほどこ.す　セ (8th, N1)
flags flying, streamers
direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
to be (classical)
ヤ　なり　エ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
to squint, what? huh? (Cant.)
バ　メ　やぶにらみ
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ