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N3 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

()to sow, to plant, to seed, to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to sow, to plant, to seed

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

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

      Usually written using kana alone,

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    3. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)

      Usually written using kana alone,

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    All Forms

    蒔く 【まく】播く 【まく】

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    Examples

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      スイカの(たね)(にわ)()

      To sow watermelon seeds in the garden.

      • N3

      (かれ)(なん)植物(しょくぶつ)(たね)()いているのですか?

      What plant seeds does he sow?

      • N3

      なんで(きみ)(みずか)騒動(そうどう)(たね)()ような(こと)をしたの?

      Why did you sow the seeds of mayhem yourself?

      • N3

      その職人(しょくにん)(うるし)金粉(きんぷん)銀粉(ぎんぷん)()いて蒔絵(まきえ)完成(かんせい)させました。

      The artisan completed the lacquer decoration by sprinkling gold and silver powder on the lacquer.

      • N3

      祖母(そぼ)手伝(てつだ)いとして、(はたけ)均等(きんとう)になるようにとうもろこしの(たね)()きました。

      To help his grandmother, he planted corn seeds so that they would be evenly distributed in the field.

      • N2
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