散
散 — Scatter
scatter, disperse, spend, squander
On’yomiサン (san)
Kun’yomiちる (chiru)
Kun’yomiちらす (chirasu)
Kun’yomi-ちらす (chirasu)
Kun’yomiちらかす (chirakasu)
Kun’yomiちらかる (chirakaru)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 散
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 解散 | かいさん kaisan | breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.) |
| 拡散 | かくさん kakusan | spreading; disseminating; scattering |
| 散歩 | さんぽ sanpo | walk; stroll |
| 分散 | ぶんさん bunsan | dispersion; breakup; scattering |
| 散発 | さんぱつ sanpatsu | sporadic; scattering |
| 散会 | さんかい sankai | adjournment |
Study notes
散 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #758 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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