種を蒔く

たねをまく

to sow seeds

Meanings

also 種をまく · 種を撒く · 種を播く

  1. expression, godan verb to sow seeds
  2. idiom, as ...の種をまく to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)

Its kanji

In sentences

農民のうみんが穀物こくもつの種たねを蒔まいた。 The peasant scattered the seeds of grain. #121680

農夫のうふが畑はたけに種たねを蒔まいている。 The farmer is scattering seeds over the field. #121693