植(う)える

うえる
verb (ichidan)
to plant
1. to plant (seeds, trees, flowers)
To put plants, seeds, or trees into the ground so they can grow. The transitive act of cultivation.
庭(にわ)に花(はな)を植(う)えました。
I planted flowers in the garden.
に marks the location, を marks what is planted
春(はる)に野菜(やさい)の種(たね)を植(う)えます。
I plant vegetable seeds in spring.
公園(こうえん)に桜(さくら)の木(き)を植(う)えた。
I planted a cherry tree in the park.
2. to implant, to instill
Figuratively, to implant ideas, values, or attitudes in someone's mind.
子供(こども)に良(よ)い習慣(しゅうかん)を植(う)えつける。
Instill good habits in children.
植(う)えつける is a compound meaning 'to implant firmly'
恐怖(きょうふ)を植(う)えつけられた。
I was instilled with fear.
Passive form
教育(きょういく)を通(つう)じて子供(こども)たちに自信(じしん)を植(う)えつけたい。
I want to instill confidence in children through education.

TRANSITIVITY: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive). No common intransitive pair. Pattern: Xに Yを植(う)える (plant Y in/at X).

ASPECT: ている indicates resulting state. 植(う)えてある = 'has been planted' (resultative, focus on the state); 植(う)えている = 'is planting' (progressive) or 'has planted.'

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 木(き)を植(う)える (plant a tree)
  • 花(はな)を植(う)える (plant flowers)
  • 種(たね)を植(う)える (plant seeds)
  • 庭(にわ)に植(う)える (plant in the garden)
  • 田植(たう)え (rice planting—noun form)

COMPOUND VERBS:

  • 植(う)えつける (to implant firmly)
  • 植(う)え替(か)える (to transplant)

HOMOPHONE: Don't confuse with 飢(う)える (to starve), which is pronounced the same but written differently.

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Added 2026.1.8 19:53 · Revised 2026.3.7 9:53
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