Word Meaning 種をまく

たねをまく taneomaku

種をまく is read as たねをまく (taneomaku) and means to sow seeds.

Meaning

English

to sow seeds
to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)

Reading

Kana

たねをまく

Romaji

taneomaku

Writing Variants

種を撒く たねをまく tane o maku
種を蒔く たねをまく tane o maku
種を播く たねをまく tane o maku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb ✓ Rank 107495 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

種目

しゅもく

item

種類

しゅるい

counter for kinds, species, etc.

種々

くさぐさ

various

種々

しゅじゅ

various

種族

しゅぞく

stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)

種子

しゅし

seed

種

たね

paternal blood

種別

しゅべつ

classification

種付け

たねつけ

mating

種馬

たねうま

studhorse

種分化

しゅぶんか

speciation

種本

たねほん

source book

Example Sentences

争いの種をまくようなことは言うな。

あらそいのたねをまくようなことはいうな。

don't say things that could sow the seeds of conflict.