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撒

scatter
Stroke count: 15

Readings

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Kun readingま.く
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. scatter
    彼は手紙を粉々に引き裂いて窓からばら撒いた。He tore up his letter into small bits and threw them out the window.tatoeba
    彼はホースを使って庭に水を撒いていました。He was watering his garden with a hose.tatoeba
  2. sprinkleRtK
  3. give them the slip
  1. to scatter
  2. to sprinkle
  3. to strew
  4. to distribute (flyers, etc.)
  5. to give out

Radicals and components

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Compound words

撒くまく
to scatter; to sprinkle; to strew; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out
ばら撒くばらまく
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to broadcast; to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets)
撒水さんすい
sprinkling water over
撒菱まきびし
caltrop (spiked device scattered to maim infantry and horses)
得撒テキサス
Texas
徳撒テキサス
Texas
弥撒ミサ
(Catholic) Mass
撒き餌まきえ
scattered animal feed
撒き菱まきびし
caltrop (spiked device scattered to maim infantry and horses)
撒哈拉サハラ
Sahara
撒奇莱雅サキザヤ
Sakizaya (people)
ぶち撒けるぶちまける
to dump (e.g. onto the floor)
ブチ撒けるぶちまける
to dump (e.g. onto the floor)
撒き散らすまきちらす
to scatter
打ち撒けるぶちまける
to dump (e.g. onto the floor)
愛嬌を振り撒くあいきょうをふりまく
to make oneself pleasant to everybody

Additional Examples

床一面に新聞紙が撒き散らされていた。
Newspapers lay scattered all over the floor.tatoeba
農業家が小麦の種を畑に撒いた。
The farmer seeded the field with wheat.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 撒

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