Illustration: On a frosty morning outside an apartment building, a caretaker scatters coarse deicing salt across a slippery entrance path. One hand holds an open scoop while the other sweeps outward, releasing a wide fan of individual grains that land across several paving stones.

まく

maku

to scatter, to sprinkle

Also written 撒く when scattering something. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

ジムは庭にわに水みずを撒まいている。
Jim is watering the garden.
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庭にわに水みずをまこう。
I’ll water the garden.
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農業家のうぎょうかが小麦こむぎの種たねを畑はたけに撒まいた。
The farmer seeded the field with wheat.
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