Dictionary / Vocabulary / 蒔く
まく
to sow; to plant; to seed; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict)
JLPT N2 common word Also written 播く
農民が穀物の種を蒔いた。
The peasant scattered the seeds of grain.
農夫が畑に種を蒔いている。
The farmer is scattering seeds over the field.
蒔かぬ種は生えぬ。
Seeds unsown do not grow.