まく・撒くmaku[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto scatter; to sprinkle; to strew
   まいた種たねは刈からねばならない。↗

   As you sow, so shall you reap.
2. godan verb, transitive verbto distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to hand out
3. godan verb, transitive verbto shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off; to lose; to get rid of

• Synonym散布さんぷWrittenA noun for spraying or scattering, as in 「農薬散布」; written/formal prose rather than everyday speech.
• Synonym散らすちらすNeutralMakes things scatter or drift apart, as in 「花びらを散らす」.
• SynonymばらまくNeutralScatters by the handful or hands things out all over, often with a negative nuance, as in 「金をばら撒く」.
• SynonymまくNeutralSows seeds, as in 「種を蒔く」, and also covers sprinkling gold or silver powder on lacquerware; 「撒く」 is for water, flyers and the like.
• Synonym撒き散らすまきちらすNeutralScatters or spreads something all over the place, often with a negative nuance, as in 「噂を撒き散らす」.
• Synonym振りまくふりまくNeutralScatters or gives something out generously, mostly with a positive nuance, as in 「笑顔を振りまく」.
• Antonym集めるあつめるNeutralGathers scattered things together — the opposite of 「撒く」, which sends them out.
• Antonym拾うひろうNeutralPicks up things that have fallen — the opposite of scattering them out with 「撒く」.

「撒く」 is for sprinkling water, handing out flyers, and shaking off pursuers. 「撒き散らす」 is messy, often negative; 「振りまく」 gives generously; 「ばら撒く」 hands out recklessly; 「蒔く」 sows seeds; 「散らす」 scatters things; 「散布」 is formal (spraying). 「集める」 and 「拾う」 are antonyms.

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

1. （蒔まく・播まく）ぱらぱらと空中くうちゅうから平面へいめんに散ちらして落おとす。
2. （撒まく）液体えきたいや粉こなを広ひろい範囲はんいに行いき渡わたらせる。
3. （撒まく）ビラなどを散布さんぷする。
4. （撒まく）話はなしを広ひろめる。
5. （撒まく）追手おってをかわす。