How to say "transplant" in Japanese

• 移植いしょくCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe word for transplanting as such: moving a plant to new soil, grafting, and also medical transplants of organs or tissue. Reach for it when 'transplant' means the transfer, not just planting.
• 植え付けるうえつけるCommon
  ichidan verb, transitive verbA verb meaning to plant, or to transplant, in the sense of setting a plant firmly into soil; think of putting a seedling into the ground or a pot.
  我々われわれはその畑はたけに今年ことしは綿めんを植え付うえつけるつもりだ。↗

  We will crop the field with cotton this year.
• 植えるうえるJLPT N4approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbEssentially the plain verb 'to plant'; for moving a plant elsewhere it is seldom the word you want — that is 移植. It also covers inserting, implanting, and setting type.

For transplanting as an operation — moving a plant, grafting, or a medical transplant — use 移植; 「植え付ける」 is for planting a plant firmly into soil; 「植える」 is simply 'to plant' and rarely means 'transplant'.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 移植いしょくtransplanting (a plant)
• 植え付けるうえつけるto plant
• 植え替えるうえかえるto transplant (a plant)
• トランスプラントtransplant
• 移植片いしょくへんgraft
• 移し変えるうつしかえるto shift something to
• 植えるうえるto insert