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
Kanji used
sprinkle
Pitch accent
Top 8900
Used in vocabulary (4 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 sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
Examples (2 in total)
The farmer scattered the wheat seeds in the field.
He was watering his garden with a hose.