蒔
蒔 — Sow (seeds)
sow (seeds)
On’yomiシ (shi)
On’yomiジ (ji)
Kun’yomiうえる (ueru)
Kun’yomiまく (maku)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 蒔
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蒔く | まく maku | to sow; to plant; to seed |
| 蒔絵 | まきえ makie | gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder |
Study notes
蒔 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2368 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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