I Love Kanji撒く (maku)
撒く (まく, maku) is a Japanese verb meaning “to scatter; to sprinkle”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- まく
- Romaji
- maku
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to scatter; to sprinkle; to strew · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
- to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to hand out · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
- to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off; to lose; to get rid of · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 撒く
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 | 撒く | まく maku |
| Polite (~masu) | 撒きます | まきます makimasu |
| Negative | 撒かない | まかない makanai |
| Polite negative | 撒きません | まきません makimasen |
| Past | 撒いた | まいた maita |
| Polite past | 撒きました | まきました makimashita |
| Negative past | 撒かなかった | まかなかった makanakatta |
| Te-form | 撒いて | まいて maite |
| Potential | 撒ける | まける makeru |
| Passive | 撒かれる | まかれる makareru |
| Causative | 撒かせる | まかせる makaseru |
| Volitional | 撒こう | まこう makou |
| Imperative | 撒け | まけ make |
| Conditional (~ba) | 撒けば | まけば makeba |
Kanji in 撒く
Source: JMdict entry 1303400 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.