Japanese symbol for “dispersion”
分散
ぶんさん
Romaji: bunsan
dispersion; breakup; scattering; decentralization
In Japanese, dispersion is 分散, read ぶんさん (bunsan).
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
- n, vi, vs dispersion; breakup; scattering; decentralization; decentralisation; distribution
- n, vi, vs variance (stat)
- n, vi, vs dispersion (chem, physics)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dispersion”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 離散 | りさん risan | dispersion; separation; scattering |
| 発散 | はっさん hassan | emission; emanation; radiation |
| 散乱 | さんらん sanran | dispersion; scattering; spreading out |
| 分光 | ぶんこう bunkou | separation of light into its spectral components; dispersion |
| 消散 | しょうさん shousan | evaporation; dispersion; dissipation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自分 | じぶん jibun | myself; yourself; oneself |
| 部分 | ぶぶん bubun | portion; section; part |
| 気分 | きぶん kibun | feeling; mood |
| 半分 | はんぶん hanbun | half |
| 分野 | ぶんや bun'ya | field; sphere; realm |
| 多分 | たぶん tabun | probably; likely; perhaps |
| 解散 | かいさん kaisan | breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd) |
| 散歩 | さんぽ sanpo | walk; stroll |
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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