散り散り

ちりぢり

Also written ちりじり

Meanings

1. な-adjective, Noun scattered; separated; dispersed

Kanji

• 散 scatter. Read as ちる.

Example sentences

• 突然の物音に鳥たちは散り散りに飛び去った。
  The sudden noise scattered the birds.
• 彼は写真を散り散りに破いた。
  He tore the photographs into pieces.

Common phrases

• 散り散りになる

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