散 — kanji meaning “scatter”
散
scatter, disperse, spend, squander
- Meanings
- scatter, disperse, spend, squander
- On'yomi
- サン (san)
- Kun'yomi
- 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
- Name readings
- ちる
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #758 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 66
- Chinese reading
- sàn, sǎn — Chinese character page
Words with 散
| 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 |
| 散る | ちる chiru | to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves) |
| 散髪 | さんぱつ sanpatsu | (having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing |
| 散らし | ちらし chirashi | leaflet; flyer; handbill |
| 散布 | さんぷ sanpu | dissemination; scattering; sprinkling |
| 散策 | さんさく sansaku | walking; strolling; roaming |
| 散らす | ちらす chirasu | to scatter; to cause a shower of |
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