I Love Kanjiばらまく (baramaku)
ばらまく is a Japanese verb meaning “to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor)”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- ばらまく
- Romaji
- baramaku
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to broadcast · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
- to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of ばらまく
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | ばらまく | ばらまく baramaku |
| Polite (~masu) | ばらまきます | ばらまきます baramakimasu |
| Negative | ばらまかない | ばらまかない baramakanai |
| Polite negative | ばらまきません | ばらまきません baramakimasen |
| Past | ばらまいた | ばらまいた baramaita |
| Polite past | ばらまきました | ばらまきました baramakimashita |
| Negative past | ばらまかなかった | ばらまかなかった baramakanakatta |
| Te-form | ばらまいて | ばらまいて baramaite |
| Potential | ばらまける | ばらまける baramakeru |
| Passive | ばらまかれる | ばらまかれる baramakareru |
| Causative | ばらまかせる | ばらまかせる baramakaseru |
| Volitional | ばらまこう | ばらまこう baramakou |
| Imperative | ばらまけ | ばらまけ baramake |
| Conditional (~ba) | ばらまけば | ばらまけば baramakeba |
Source: JMdict entry 1601320 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.