scatter, disperse, spend, squander
On'yomi (音読み)
- サン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- 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
About this kanji
The kanji 散 (さん) primarily means to scatter or disperse. It can function as both a verb and a noun, depending on the context. In its verb form, 散る (ちる) means to fall, like cherry blossoms in spring, while 散らす (ちらす) means to scatter something about. There are also interesting compounds such as 解散 (かいさん), which refers to breaking up a meeting or gathering, and 拡散 (かくさん), meaning spreading, often used in scientific contexts. A usage note is that 散 often carries a sense of not just separation, but also losing something, like scattering one's resources or spending money unwisely.
Example sentences
花びらが風に散った。
The petals fell in the wind.
Meanings across languages
- English
- scatter, disperse, spend, squander
- Tiếng Việt
- rải rác
- 日本語
- 散らす
- 한국어
- 흩어지다
- 中文
- 散布
- id
- menyebar
- th
- กระจาย
- es
- dispersar
- fr
- disperser
- de
- streuen
- pt
- espalhar
Common compounds
- 解散かいさんbreaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.), dispersal (e.g. of a crowd), dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.)
- 拡散かくさんspreading, disseminating, scattering
- 閑散かんさんdeserted (esp. store, market, town, streets), quiet, still
- 散るちるto fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves), to scatter, to be dispersed
- 散会さんかいadjournment
- 散策さんさくwalking, strolling, roaming
- 散発さんぱつsporadic, scattering
- 散髪さんぱつ(having a) haircut, hair-cutting, hair-dressing
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