ばらまく・ばら撒く・散蒔く・散播くbaramaku[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to broadcast
   ベンは悪意あくいから私の噂うわさをばらまいた。↗

   Ben spread a rumor about me out of malice.
2. godan verb, transitive verbto distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

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  SynonymまくNeutralThe everyday word for sprinkling or scattering, as in 「水を撒く」「豆を撒く」; sowing is usually written 「蒔く」. ばら撒く adds the sense of scattering far and wide.
• 2.
  Synonym散布さんぷWrittenWritten and formal, this refers to spraying or scattering, as in 「農薬散布」; it suits technical contexts such as pesticide application.
• 3.
  Synonym振りまくふりまくNeutralCovers sprinkling and scattering, but especially radiating something like charm, as in 「笑顔を振りまく」; ばら撒く suggests messy scattering or reckless doling out of money.
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  Synonym撒き散らすまきちらすNeutralScatters or spreads things all around, as in 「噂をまき散らす」; it stresses messy dispersal and often carries a negative nuance.

Use 「ばら撒く」 for scattering things all over or recklessly handing out money or leaflets, as in 「ビラをばら撒く」 and 「税金をばら撒く」. For sprinkling water or beans say 「撒く」, for radiating charm 「振りまく」, and for spraying pesticides 「散布」.

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

1. ばらばら散ちらすように蒔まく。
2. 多おおくの人ひとに金品きんぴんを分け与わけあたえる。