How to say "sprinkle" in Japanese

• まくJLPT N2approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers sprinkle in the sense of scattering or strewing something over a surface — seeds, water, powder. Typical contexts include scattering seeds in a garden or sprinkling water on a road. Usually written in kana.
  まいた種たねは刈からねばならない。↗

  As you sow, so shall you reap.
• 振るふるJLPT N3approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers sprinkle when shaking a seasoning such as salt over food. It is also the verb for throwing dice, so the object of the sentence tells you which sense is meant.

Use 「まく」 for scattering or sprinkling things over a surface, such as seeds, water, or powder; use 「振る」 for sprinkling seasoning over food, remembering that it also means to throw dice.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• まくto scatter
• まぶすto cover (with)
• ぱらつくto sprinkle (of rain, etc.)
• 振りまくふりまくto scatter
• スプリンクルsprinkles
• 振るふるto sprinkle
• まくto sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
• 打つうつto sprinkle
• 施すほどこすto sow