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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)
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
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to spread salt (to spiritually purify)
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to spread salt (to spiritually purify)
Examples (2 in total)
The farmer scattered the wheat seeds in the field.
He was watering his garden with a hose.