Japanese

らす

ちらす
Meaning: to scatter; to distract
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 散らす 散らさない
Polite 散らします 散らしません
Past 散らした 散らさなかった
Polite + Past 散らしました 散らしませんでした
Te-form 散らして 散らさなくて
Potential 散らせる 散らせない
Passive 散らされる 散らされない
Causative 散らさせる 散らさせない
Imperative 散らせ 散らすな

Handwriting

散
ら
す

Example

To concentrate on my studies, I cleared away things that might distract me.

Usage Notes

Commonly used in '気を散らす' to mean distracting attention.

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