蒔
蒔

sow (seeds)

13 strokesFrequency 2,368JLPT N1Grade 9

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シジ

Kun

う.えるま.く

Nanori

まいまかまき

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ばらまく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

まく蒔く播くTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #28566
1

to sow; to plant; to seed

2

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

3

to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)

遅まきながら遅蒔きながらおそまきながらExpressionFreq #39248
1

belatedly; though a little too late

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)

蒔絵まき絵まきえNounFreq #48134
1

gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder

種まき種蒔き種蒔たねまきNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #55260
1

sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds

Examples
農家の人は春に小麦の種まきをする。
Farmers sow grain seeds in spring.
豆まき豆撒き豆蒔きまめまきNoun～する VerbFreq #73224
1

sowing beans (or pulses, etc.)

2

scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)

自分で蒔いた種自分でまいた種じぶんでまいたたねExpressionFreq #85493
1

situation of one's own doing

遅まき遅蒔きおそまき晩蒔きNoun～の Adj.Freq #106627
1

late sowing

2

doing late; doing belatedly

金蒔絵きんまきえNounFreq #111169
1

gold lacquer

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