蒔く

• 読み: まく
• ローマ字: maku
• 漢字の分解: 蒔 (ji/ma) — sow, plant seeds
• 発音: /ma.kɯ/

意味

To sow seeds; to plant by scattering. The agricultural act of spreading seeds in soil.

A Group 1 (godan) transitive verb. Specifically used for planting seeds by scattering them: 種を蒔く (sow seeds). Also used figuratively in the proverb 蒔かぬ種は生えぬ (you reap what you sow — literally, seeds you don't sow won't grow). Written as 蒔く to distinguish from 撒く (to scatter/sprinkle). Often written in hiragana as まく.

例文

1. 春になったら花の種を蒔こうと思う。
2. 祖父は毎年畑に野菜の種を蒔いている。
3. 庭に芝生の種を蒔いたが芽が出るか心配だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: agriculture, gardening, proverbs

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 蒔 combines 艸 (grass radical) and 時 (time/season), suggesting planting at the right season. The native verb まく has been used since ancient agricultural times.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal