How to say 'Scatter' in Japanese | 散る

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The Japanese word for Scatter is 'Chiru', written as 散る in Japanese.'Scatter' in hiragana is ちる.

word

散る

Meaning

Scatter

Reading

ちる

chiru

Kanji

散Scatter

Explanation

The Japanese verb '散る (ちる)' primarily means 'to scatter' or 'to fall and disperse'. It is often used to describe things like petals, leaves, or snow falling and spreading out. For example: cherry blossoms scatter「桜の花が散る」(さくらのはながちる). The snow is scattering「雪が散っている」(ゆきがちっている). This verb can also be used metaphorically to describe things like emotions or attention dispersing. For instance: my concentration scattered「集中力が散った」(しゅうちゅうりょくがちった).

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6589

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 散る

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

散

Meaning

Scatter

Hiragana in the Word 散る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 散る Through the Kanji 散

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 散 as well.

word

散歩

Meaning

Walk

word

解散

Meaning

Disband

word

分散

Meaning

Distribution, Dispersion

word

散らばる

Meaning

Scatter

word

散らかる

Meaning

Clutter

word

散らかす

Meaning

Scatter, Mess up

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'Chiru' means 'Scatter' .

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