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蒔

sow (seeds)
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingシ、ジ
Kun readingう.える、ま.く
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. sow (seeds)
    農民が穀物の種を蒔いた。The peasant scattered the seeds of grain.tatoeba
    農夫が畑に種を蒔いている。The farmer is scattering seeds over the field.tatoeba
  2. sowingRtK
  1. to sow
  2. to plant
  3. to seed
  4. to sow (the seeds of
  5. e.g. conflict)
  6. to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)

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Compound words

蒔くまく
to sow; to plant; to seed; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
蒔絵まきえ
gold or silver lacquer
種蒔たねまき
sowing seeds
麦蒔むぎまき
wheat planting
散蒔くばらまく
to scatter
種蒔きたねまき
sowing seeds
遅蒔きおそまき
late sowing
豆蒔きまめまき
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.)
晩蒔きおそまき
late sowing
バラ蒔くばらまく
to scatter
ばら蒔くばらまく
to scatter

Additional Examples

蒔かぬ種は生えぬ。
Seeds unsown do not grow.tatoeba
蒔かぬ種は生えない。
You must sow before you can reap.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 蒔

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