散

scatter, disperse, spend, squander

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

サン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

-ち.らすち.らかすち.らかるち.らすち.らばるち.るばらばら.ける

Nanori (名乗り)

ちる

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:4

Strokes:12

JLPT:N3

Frequency:758

Vocabulary

サン

Word	Reading	Meaning
解散	カイサン	breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; disbandment; split-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
拡散	カクサン	spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
閑散	カンサン	deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; still; hushed; empty; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; flat; off-season; quiet; dull; idle; free; unoccupied
散会	サンカイ	adjournment
散策	サンサク	walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
散らかす	ちらかす	to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
散らかる	ちらかる	to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
散らし	ちらし	leaflet; flyer; handbill; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
散らし	チラシ	leaflet; flyer; handbill; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
散らす	ちらす	to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to spread; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve; to get rid of; to cure; to distract; to divert; to do ... wildly (i.e. disorderly or frequently); to do ... all over the place

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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candy, cakes, fruit

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pardon, forgiveness

set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate

awe, respect, honor, revere