Japanese symbol for “sporadic”
散発
さんぱつ
Romaji: sanpatsu
sporadic; scattering
In Japanese, sporadic is 散発, read さんぱつ (sanpatsu).
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 sporadic; scattering
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sporadic”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 飛び飛び | とびとび tobitobi | sporadic; disconnected; discontinuous |
| 疎ら | まばら mabara | sparse; thin; scattered |
| 散発的 | さんぱつてき sanpatsuteki | sporadic |
| 発作的 | ほっさてき hossateki | spasmodic; erratic; fitful |
| ぱらぱら | ぱらぱら parapara | sparse; scattered; sporadic |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 分散 | ぶんさん bunsan | dispersion; breakup; scattering |
| 拡散 | かくさん kakusan | spreading; disseminating; scattering |
| 散々 | さんざん sanzan | thoroughly; completely; utterly |
| 発散 | はっさん hassan | emission; emanation; radiation |
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 発表 | はっぴょう happyou | announcement; publication; presenting |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sporadic”.
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.