散 Kanji – scatter
The Japanese kanji 散 can mean scatter, disperse, spend, squander.
Meaning and Readings
How is 散 read?
散 has the onyomi reading サン and the kunyomi readings 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.
In romaji, these readings can be written as san, chiru, chirasu, chirakasu, chirakaru, chirabaru, bara, barakeru.
Common Japanese Words Using 散
These common Japanese words contain 散. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 解散（かいさん） — breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.), dispersal (e.g. of a crowd)
- 拡散（かくさん） — spreading, disseminating, scattering
- 閑散（かんさん） — deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets), quiet, still, hushed, empty
- 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
- 散らす（ちらす） — to scatter, to cause a shower of
- 散らばる（ちらばる） — to be scattered about, to disperse, to be littered (with)
- 散る（ちる） — to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves)
- 散会（さんかい） — adjournment