植え付ける

• 読み: うえつける
• ローマ字: uetsukeru
• 漢字の分解: 植 (shoku/u) — plant, grow; 付 (fu/tsu) — attach, affix
• 発音: /ɯ.e.t͡sɯ.ke.ɾɯ/

意味

To implant; to instil; to embed. Used for embedding ideas, values, fears, or beliefs into a person's mind, often with lasting effect.

A Group 2 (ichidan) compound verb combining 植える (ueru, to plant) and 付ける (tsukeru, to attach/affix). The physical image of planting a seedling that takes root underpins the figurative usage: something implanted in the mind grows and becomes deeply entrenched. Common in psychological, educational, and political discourse when describing the formation of lasting attitudes or beliefs.

例文

1. 幼少期の体験が根深い恐怖感を心に植え付けた。
2. 優れた指導者は次世代に夢と可能性を植え付ける。
3. 誤った偏見を子供たちに植え付けることの害は計り知れない。

使い方ガイド

場面: psychology, education, propaganda, parenting

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 植える (ueru, to plant), derived from Old Japanese, and 付ける (tsukeru, to attach). The combination conveys the sense of firmly embedding something — as a seedling is pressed into soil — so that it takes root and grows.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal