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散

scatter
Stroke count: 12

Readings

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Kun 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
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. scatterRtK
    彼は部下に当たり散らした。He damned his men right and left.tatoeba
    軍人としての誇りが高く、娘と散歩する時にも必ず軍服に着替えた。He was so proud of being a military man that he put on his uniform whenever he took a walk with his daughter.wiki
  2. disperse
  3. spend
  4. squander
  1. to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves)
  2. to scatter
  3. to be dispersed
  4. to disappear
  5. to dissolve

Popular Usage

散歩する散歩解散拡散

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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salad · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · taskmaster

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1273

Compound words

散歩するさんぽする
walk
散歩さんぽ
walk; stroll
解散かいさん
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; disbandment
散るちる
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve
拡散かくさん
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
閑散かんさん
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; still; hushed; empty
散会さんかい
adjournment
散策さんさく
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
散発さんぱつ
sporadic; scattering
散髪さんぱつ
(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing; messy hair; untied hair
散布さんぷ
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
散文さんぶん
prose
散漫さんまん
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted
発散はっさん
emission; emanation; radiation; diffusion; dispersion
分散ぶんさん
dispersion; breakup; scattering; decentralization; decentralisation
離散りさん
dispersion; separation; scattering; breakup
散々さんざん
thoroughly; completely; utterly; severely; harshly
集散しゅうさん
collection (gathering) and distribution
散骨さんこつ
scattering of ashes (cremated remains)
散らしちらし
leaflet; flyer; handbill; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top
散らすちらす
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to spread
散らかすちらかす
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
散らかるちらかる
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
散らばるちらばる
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

Additional Examples

彼は長い散歩で疲れた。
He was tired from his long walk.tatoeba
彼は朝食前に散歩することにしている。
He is in the habit of taking a walk before breakfast.tatoeba
彼は朝食前に散歩した。
He took a walk before breakfast.tatoeba

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12 strokes

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