What does kanji 散 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 散 is scatter.

How is kanji 散 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 散 are 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; the onyomi readings are サン.

Which school grade teaches kanji 散?

Kanji 散 is taught in Jōyō Grade 4.

What is the main radical of kanji 散?

The main radical for kanji 散 is 攴.

What words use kanji 散?

Example words that use kanji 散 include 散らし, 散步, 散る, 散散.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 7

散

Meaning

Kanji 散

scatter

scatter, disperse, spend, squander

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 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
Onyomi 音読み: サン
Nanori 名乗り: ちる

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 4
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #758
Strokes: 12
Radical: 攴
Components: 二 • 廾 • 月 • 乞 • 攵
Kanji Kentei: Level 7
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 277 entries that include this kanji.

散らし

ちらし

leaflet

散步

さんぽ

walk

散る

ちる

to die a noble death

散散

さんざん

thoroughly

散髪

さんぱつ

(having a) haircut

散らばる

ちらばる

to be scattered about

散らかる

ちらかる

to be in disorder

散らす

ちらす

to distract

散文

さんぶん

prose

散漫

さんまん

vague

散らかす

ちらかす

to scatter around

散発

さんぱつ

sporadic

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

風が花びらを庭に散らした。

The wind scattered the flower petals across the garden.

机の上に紙が散っている。

Papers are scattered across the desk.

彼は遊びにお金を散らした。

He squandered money on amusement.

警備員が群衆を散らした。

The security guard dispersed the crowd.

桜は雨で早く散ってしまった。

The cherry blossoms fell early because of the rain.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 15 related entries

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