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Japanese symbol for “disperse”

Romaji: wakareru
to branch; to fork; to diverge

In Japanese, disperse is , read (wakareru).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. v1, vi to branch; to fork; to diverge
  2. v1, vi to separate; to split; to divide
  3. v1, vi to disperse; to scatter

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

part, minute of time, segment
on: ブン、フン、ブ
kun: わ.ける、わ.け、わ.かれる、わ.かる
4 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “disperse”

WordReadingMeaning
ちらばる chirabaruto be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
おいはらう oiharauto drive away; to clear; to scatter
ちらす chirasuto disperse; to distribute; to spread
おいまくる oimakuruto disperse; to chase away
にげちる nigechiruto disperse; to scatter and flee

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じぶん jibunmyself; yourself; oneself
ぶぶん bubunportion; section; part
きぶん kibunfeeling; mood
はんぶん hanbunhalf
ぶんや bun'yafield; sphere; realm
たぶん tabunprobably; likely; perhaps

See also: Chinese symbol for “disperse”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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