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ま
く
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to scatter; to sprinkle; to strew
2. to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.)
3. to give the slip; to throw off; to shake off; to lose
Alt. forms
撒
ま
く
60%
ま
く
39%
Pitch accent
ま
く
Top 7900
Conjugations...
Used in: 1416
Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
ばら
ま
く
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
振
ふ
り
ま
く
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
ふり
ま
く
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
種
たね
を
ま
く
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
塩
しお
を
ま
く
to spread salt (to spiritually purify)
たねを
ま
く
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
しおを
ま
く
to spread salt (to spiritually purify)
Examples (2 in total)
農
のう
業
ぎょう
家
か
が
小
こ
麦
むぎ
の
種
たね
を
畑
はたけ
に
まいた
。
The farmer scattered the wheat seeds in the field.
彼
かれ
はホースを
使
つか
って
庭
にわ
に
水
みず
を
まいていました
。
He was watering his garden with a hose.