散 — scatter, disperse, spend

Readings

On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On'yomi

• さん san

Kun'yomi

• ち.る chi.ru
• ち.らす chi.rasu
• -ち.らす -chi.rasu
• ち.らかす chi.rakasu
• ち.らかる chi.rakaru
• ち.らばる chi.rabaru
• ばら bara
• ばら.ける bara.keru

Words that use 散

A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.

• 散歩 さんぽ walk JLPT N5
• 散らす ちらす to scatter JLPT N3
• 散る ちる to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves) JLPT N3
• 解散 かいさん breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.) JLPT N2
• 散らかす ちらかす to scatter around JLPT N2
• 散らかる ちらかる to be in disorder JLPT N2
• 拡散 かくさん spreading JLPT N1
• 分散 ぶんさん dispersion JLPT N1