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    3. 蒔く

    蒔く

    蒔まく​

    to sow

    N2KMT9CoreVerb, TransitiveFood & DiningNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab14 strokes

    播く

    まく

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to sow, to plant, to seed
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict)
    word usually written using kana alone
    3.
    to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
    word usually written using kana alone

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    庭にわに花はなの種たねを蒔まいた。

    I sowed flower seeds in the garden.

    KMT4Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    農のう家かの人ひとたちは、春はるになると畑はたけに種たねを蒔まく。

    Farmers sow seeds in the fields when spring comes.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentFood & Dining
    彼かれの無む責せき任にんな行こう動どうが、将しょう来らいのトラブルの種たねを蒔まいた。

    His irresponsible actions sowed the seeds of future trouble.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts
    森しん林りん再さい生せいのために、ヘリコプターで上じょう空くうから種たねを蒔まくこともある。

    Sometimes, seeds are sown from above by helicopter for forest regeneration.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentTechnology
    この地ち域いきでは、秋あきに小こ麦むぎを蒔まき、翌よく年ねんの夏なつに収しゅう穫かくします。

    In this region, wheat is sown in autumn and harvested in the summer of the following year.

    KMT9Food & DiningNature & Environment

    Characters that make up this word

    蒔
    う.える・ま.く…(5)
    sow (seeds)
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
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