Japanese symbol for “spreading”
拡散
かくさん
Romaji: kakusan
spreading; disseminating; scattering
In Japanese, spreading is 拡散, read かくさん (kakusan).
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 spreading; disseminating; scattering
- n, vi, vs diffusion (of light, gas)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “spreading”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 敷き | しき shiki | spreading; laying out; covering |
| 回り | まわり mawari | spreading |
| 猖獗 | しょうけつ shouketsu | spreading; infesting; running rampant |
| 分火 | ぶんか bunka | spreading (of a sentiment, movement, etc.); growing; catching on (of an argument, practice, etc.) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拡大 | かくだい kakudai | expansion; extension |
| 拡張 | かくちょう kakuchou | expansion; extension; enlargement |
| 拡充 | かくじゅう kakujuu | expansion |
| 軍拡 | ぐんかく gunkaku | military expansion; arms buildup |
| 拡声 | かくせい kakusei | voice amplification |
| 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 |
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.