Kanji

散

散

scatter, disperse, spend, squander

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

攴部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

サン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ちる, ちらす, -ちらす, ちらかす, ちらかる, ちらばる, ばら, ばらける

Nanori (Name Reading)

のぶ

Common Readings

サン, ち…らかす, ち…らかる, ち…らす, ち…る

Example sentences

散歩 さんぽ
天気 が 良い ので 、 近く の 公園 を 散歩した 。

Since the weather was nice, I took a walk in the nearby park.

必ず かならず
毎朝 、 彼 は 必ず 散歩 に 出かける 。

Every morning, he surely goes out for a walk.

散る ちる
桜 の 花 が 風 に 吹かれて 散っている 。

The cherry blossoms are falling in the wind.

散々 さんざん
雨 の せい で 、 今回 の 旅行 は 散々だった 。

The trip was a disaster because of the rain.

解散 かいさん
人気 バンド が 突然 解散 を 発表した 。

The popular band suddenly announced their breakup.

詔書 しょうしょ
衆議院 の 解散 が 詔書 で 公示 された

The dissolution of the House of Representatives was announced by imperial rescript.

飛び散る とびちる
皿 が 割れて 、 破片 が 床 に 飛び散った 。

The plate broke and the fragments scattered across the floor.

火花 ひばな
機械 から 激しい 火花 が 飛び散っている 。

Intense sparks are flying from the machine.

散らばる ちらばる
部屋 中 に 書類 が 散らばっている 。

Documents are scattered all over the room.

欠片 かけら
床 に 割れた 皿 の 欠片 が 散らばっている 。

Fragments of the broken plate are scattered on the floor.

Example Vocabulary

散歩

さんぽ

walk; stroll

散る

ちる

to fall (of blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed

散々

さんざん

terrible; awful; severe; thoroughly

解散

かいさん

dissolution; breakup; dismissal

飛び散る

とびちる

to fly around; to scatter; to splash

散らばる

ちらばる

to be scattered; to be dispersed

散らす

ちらす

to scatter; to distract

砕け散る

くだけちる

to smash to pieces; to be shattered

拡散

かくさん

diffusion; spread; scattering

蹴散らす

けちらす

to kick about; to rout; to disperse

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