散らす
ちらす
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to scatter; to cause a shower of
- to disperse; to distribute; to spread
- to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve; to get rid of; to cure
- to distract; to divert (as 気を散らす, etc.) See also: 気を散らす (きをちらす).
- Suffix, Godan verb to do ... wildly (i.e. disorderly or frequently); to do ... all over the place (after the -masu stem of a verb)
Kanji
- 散 scatter. Read as ちらす.
Example sentences
- 星雲は宇宙全体に散らされ、それらは全くバラバラの大きさです。
Galaxies are scattered throughout the universe and they vary greatly in size.
Common phrases
- 火花を散らす (ひばなをちらす) to give off sparks
- 気を散らす (きをちらす) to distract a person's attention
- 命を散らす (いのちをちらす) to die (in action, in one's youth)
Related forms
- 散る (ちる) to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves) (intransitive partner)
Words containing 散らす
- 散らし書き (ちらしがき) writing in an irregular hand
- 散らし髪 (ちらしがみ) casual hairstyle
- 散らし模様 (ちらしもよう) scattered pattern
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