EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

    to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to broadcast

    Usually written using kana alone

    ベンは悪意から私の噂をばらまいた。
    Ben spread a rumor about me out of malice.
  2. to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 散蒔く【ばらまく】散播く【ばらまく】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

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scatter, sprinkle, give them the slip

Kun
ま.く
On
サンサツ
Strokes
15
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Radical
hand

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Dictionary and index codes (15)
CodeReference
1-3-12SKIP code
3c12.2The Kanji Dictionary
5804.0Four corner code
6492Unicode hex code
1-27-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1998Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2279New Nelson (John Haig)
736New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
909Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
670Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2271Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2369Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
12697Morohashi
sa3, sa1Pinyin reading
salKorean reading