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

  1. to sow seeds
  2. 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 106289 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

種々

くさぐさ

various

種目

しゅもく

item

種類

しゅるい

counter for kinds, species, etc.

たね

paternal blood

種族

しゅぞく

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

種子

しゅし

seed

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

種子銀行

しゅしぎんこう

seed bank

Example Sentences

1

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.