NichiDict

まく

N3
蒔く
播く
[maku]
Illustration for 蒔く

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to sow; to plant; to seed

2.GodanTransitive

to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict)

3.GodanTransitive

to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)

Examples

花の種を蒔いて大切に育てた。

I grew flowers carefully from planted seeds.

春になったら畑に野菜の種を蒔こうと思う。

Let's sow seeds when spring comes.

春に畑で野菜の種を蒔くつもりだ。

I plan to sow vegetable seeds in the field in spring.