How to say 'Scatter' in Japanese | 散らばる

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The Japanese word for Scatter is 'Chirabaru', written as 散らばる in Japanese.'Scatter' in hiragana is ちらばる.

word

散らばる

Meaning

Scatter

Reading

ちらばる

chirabaru

Kanji

散Scatter

Explanation

The Japanese verb '散らばる (ちらばる)' means 'to scatter' or 'to be scattered'. It describes things that are spread out or dispersed in various directions, often in a random or disorganized manner. This verb is commonly used for physical objects like leaves, papers, or people, but it can also describe abstract concepts like ideas or emotions. For example: The leaves scattered in the wind「風で葉っぱが散らばった」(かぜではっぱがちらばった). The children scattered across the park「子供たちが公園に散らばった」(こどもたちがこうえんにちらばった). Note that '散らばる' often implies a natural or unintentional scattering, as opposed to a deliberate action.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7181

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 散らばる

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

散

Meaning

Scatter

Hiragana in the Word 散らばる

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ら

Reading

hiragana

ば

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 散らばる Through the Kanji 散

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 散 as well.

word

散歩

Meaning

Walk

word

解散

Meaning

Disband

word

散る

Meaning

Scatter

word

分散

Meaning

Distribution, Dispersion

word

散らかる

Meaning

Clutter

word

散らかす

Meaning

Scatter, Mess up

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'Chirabaru' means 'Scatter' .

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