灌漑・潅漑|かんがいkangai[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
灌漑灌漑 is the most common written form and is written entirely in kanji; it is the form learners are most likely to encounter.
潅漑潅漑 is a less common written variant, also written entirely in kanji; learners may encounter it, but should not choose it by default.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbirrigation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 灌漑する（かんがいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 灌漑します（かんがいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 灌漑しない（かんがいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 灌漑しません（かんがいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 灌漑せず・灌漑せぬ（かんがいせず・かんがいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 灌漑した（かんがいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 灌漑しました（かんがいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 灌漑しなかった（かんがいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 灌漑しませんでした（かんがいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 灌漑して（かんがいして） |
| Potential | 灌漑できる（かんがいできる） |
| Passive | 灌漑される（かんがいされる） |
| Causative | 灌漑させる（かんがいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 灌漑させられる（かんがいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 灌漑すれば（かんがいすれば） |
| tara | 灌漑したら（かんがいしたら） |
| Volitional | 灌漑しよう（かんがいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 灌漑しましょう（かんがいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 灌漑しろ（かんがいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related注ぐそそぐNeutralNeutral, everyday verb for pouring liquid in or watering, as in 「花に水を注ぐ」; not the formal term for farm irrigation.
- Related注水ちゅうすいWrittenWritten term for pouring water into a container or facility; unlike 「灌漑」, it does not specifically refer to channeling water to farmland.
Use 「灌漑」 for bringing water to farmland — a written word seen in 「灌漑用水」「灌漑設備」. For everyday watering use 「水をやる」 or 「注ぐ」; 「注水」 is written prose for filling containers or facilities.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
English equivalents
See also
