撒く

• 読み: まく
• ローマ字: maku
• 漢字の分解: 撒 (san/ma) — scatter, sprinkle, spread
• 発音: /ma.kɯ/

意味

To scatter; to sprinkle; to spread around. Distributing something over a wide area.

A Group 1 (godan) transitive verb. Used for scattering or sprinkling: 水を撒く (sprinkle water), 塩を撒く (scatter salt), チラシを撒く (distribute flyers). Differs from 蒔く which specifically means sowing seeds. Often written in hiragana as まく. Common in both practical and ceremonial contexts.

例文

1. 庭に水を撒くのが毎朝の日課です。
2. 冬は道に凍結防止の塩を撒く。
3. 節分には豆を撒いて鬼を追い払う。

使い方ガイド

場面: gardening, daily life, traditions

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 撒 combines 手 (hand radical) and 散 (scatter), literally depicting scattering by hand. A practical, action-oriented character.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal