まく
Japanese
Pronunciation 1
Verb
まく • (maku) transitive godan (stem まき (maki), past まいた (maita))
- 巻く, 捲く: to roll something
- 枕く, 婚く, 纏く: to make something into a pillow; to sleep together, to have sex; to get married
- 任く, 罷く: (obsolete) to appoint someone to an official position; to banish someone
- 負く: (obsolete) to lose something (such as a game, competition, or battle)
- 設く: (obsolete) to prepare something, to set something up
Pronunciation 2
Verb
まく • (maku) transitive godan (stem まき (maki), past まいた (maita))
- 播く, 蒔く: to sow seeds (also figurative); to scatter something; to pay out (especially to multiple people); to turn someone out (so that they do not return)
- 蒔く: (arts) to scatter powdered gold or silver for 蒔絵 (makie)
- 撒く: to scatter something around; to shake off