How to say 'Spread' or 'Sow' in Japanese | まく

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The Japanese word for Spread or Sow is 'Maku', written as まく in Japanese.

word

まく

Meaning

Spread, Sow

Reading

Maku

Explanation

The Japanese verb 'まく (maku)' has two distinct meanings. The first meaning is 'to sow' or 'to plant seeds', as in the act of scattering seeds in a field or garden. For example: The farmer sows seeds in the field「農夫が畑に種をまく」(のうふがはたけにたねをまく). The second meaning is 'to spread' or 'to scatter', which can refer to spreading something like salt, sand, or even rumors. For example: She spread salt on the icy road「彼女は凍った道に塩をまく」(かのじょはこおったみちにしおをまく). These two meanings are unrelated, so both are included as separate meanings. The verb is commonly used in both agricultural and everyday contexts.

Part Of Speech

verb

Frequency

6266

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Hiragana in the Word まく

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ま

Reading

hiragana

く

Reading

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'Maku' means 'Spread' or 'Sow' .

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