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N3 う-verb (く), Transitive verb

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

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    1. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to sow, to plant, to seed

        Usually written using kana alone
      2. 2.

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

        Usually written using kana alone,

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      3. 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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      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.

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