scatter, sprinkle, give them the slip

15 strokesGrade 9

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サンサツ

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ま.く

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Common Words

ちまけブチ撒ける打ち撒けるTransitiveUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #6582
1

to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents)

2

to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.); to vent (e.g. one's anger)

撒くTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #7877
1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to strew

Examples
まいた種は刈らねばならない。
As you sow, so shall you reap.
2

to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to hand out

3

to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off; to lose; to get rid of

撒き散らすまき散らすきちらTransitiveGodan verbFreq #9867
1

to scatter; to spread

Examples
床一面に新聞紙が撒き散らされていた
Newspapers lay scattered all over the floor.
らまばら撒く散蒔く散播くTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #10895
1

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to broadcast

Examples
ベンは悪意から私の噂をばらまいた
Ben spread a rumor about me out of malice.
2

to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

振りまく振り撒くりまTransitiveGodan verbFreq #11785
1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to strew

Examples
彼女は花に殺虫剤を振りまいた
She sprayed pesticide on the flowers.
2

to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

Examples
ヘレンはパーティーでお世辞を振りまいた
Helen made herself agreeable to everyone at the party.
撤収っしゅうNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #12634
1

removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.)

2

Intransitive verb

withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation; retreat

ミサ弥撒NounUsually kanaFreq #23001
1

(Catholic) Mass

Examples
ミサは、食べたり飲んだりしてイエスキリストを偲ぶカトリックの儀式だ。
Mass is a Catholic ceremony of remembering Jesus Christ by eating and drinking.
散布撒布んぷっぷ (撒布)NounTransitive~する VerbFreq #30263
1

dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying

Examples
彼らは果樹に農薬を散布している。
They are spraying the fruit trees.
種をまく種を蒔く種を撒く種を播くたねをまくExpressionGodan verbFreq #42564
1

to sow seeds

Examples
農夫は春になると種をまく
Farmers sow seeds in the spring.
2

Idiomatic expression; As ...の種をまく

to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)

愛想を振りまく愛想を振り撒くあいそをふりまくExpressionGodan verbFreq #47730
1

Idiomatic expression; Non-standard variant of 愛嬌を振りまく

to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant

Examples
候補者たちは街頭に出て、せっせと愛想を振りまいています
The candidates are out kissing babies and pumping hands.

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