JLPT N1 Advanced
蒔く
「まく」
To sow seeds or plant the cause of a future situation.
Readings
Other forms
まく hiragana form
播く alternative kanji
蒔きます polite form
蒔かない plain negative
蒔いた plain past
蒔いて te-form
1 Verb (Godan, Transitive)
To sow / To plant
Describes the physical act of scattering or placing seeds into soil for cultivation.
2 Verb (Godan, Transitive)
To cause / To sow the seeds of...
Used metaphorically to indicate creating the root cause or origin of a future outcome, typically a problematic one.
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