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散
scatter · disperse · fall · spend
N2On: さんKun: ちらす、ちらかる、ちらばる、ちる
Memory Aid
The top part (⺌) looks like small flakes or dust, and the right side (攵) is like a hand sweeping or striking them, causing them to scatter.
'SAN' — Imagine SANd being scattered everywhere by the wind.
'CHIRU' — CHILL out and watch the leaves fall.
Vocabulary
散歩さんぽwalk, stroll
散るちるto fall, to scatter (e.g., leaves)
散らかすちらかすto mess up, to litter
散らばるちらばるto be scattered, to be dispersed
散漫さんまんvague, desultory, scattered
Example Sentences
毎日、公園を散歩します。
I take a walk in the park every day.
秋になると、葉が散ります。
When autumn comes, the leaves fall.
彼の部屋はいつも散らかっています。
His room is always messy.
子供たちが公園中に散らばった。
The children scattered all over the park.