撒く
まく
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to scatter; to sprinkle; to strew
- to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to hand out
- to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off; to lose; to get rid of
Kanji
- 撒 sprinkle. Read as まく.
Example sentences
- 我々は相互理解の種をまかねばならない。
We must sow the seeds of mutual understanding. - 夏が始まる前にこれらの種をまきなさい。
Plant these seeds before summer sets in. - その農民は畑に麦の種をまいた。
The farmer sowed his field with wheat. - 私は息子に芝生に水を撒かせた。
I had my son water the lawn. - 種をまくように刈り入れることになる。
As you sow, so will you reap.
Common phrases
- タネをまく
- 種をまく (たねをまく) to sow seeds
- 水をまく
- ビラを撒く
- ガソリンをまく
- 液体をまく
- 灯油をまく
- 畑にまく
- 塩をまく (しおをまく) to spread salt (to spiritually purify)
- 豆をまく
- 餌をまく
- 砂を撒く
- 油をまく
- サリンを撒く
- 石灰をまく
Words containing 撒く
- 撒き散らす (まきちらす) to scatter
- 撒き餌 (まきえ) scattered animal feed
- 撒き菱 (まきびし) caltrop (spiked device scattered to maim infantry and horses)
And 1 more.