まき【まめまき】

Frequency rank: 45,256. – 46,118.
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  1. sowing beans (or pulses, etc.)
  2. scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)see also
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  • まき【まめまき】Frequency rank: 45,256. – 46,118.
  • き【まめまき】
  • き【まめまき】
  • まめまき
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. sowing beans (or pulses, etc.)
    2. This meaning refers to the act of planting or distributing beans, typically in an agricultural context.
    Sowing beans in spring is done to wish for a good harvest.
    I helped my family with sowing beans.
  2. scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
    3. This meaning refers to a traditional Japanese ritual where roasted beans are thrown to chase away evil spirits and bring good luck, particularly during Setsubun.
    On Setsubun day, we scatter beans to drive away demons.
    The children enthusiastically scattered the beans.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to perform bean scatteringto scatter beans on Setsubunbean scattering eventpreparation for bean scatteringtradition of bean scatteringto scatter beans outside the housebean scattering to drive away demonsto scatter beans together with childrento enjoy bean scatteringbean scattering song
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
  1. きごう（きごう）．.、．.
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