Vocabulary

What does 散らす (ちらす, chirasu) mean?

散らす (ちらす, chirasu) means to scatter, to disperse.

Quick facts
Readingちらす
Romajichirasu
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
ちらす
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonchirasu

to scatter, to disperse

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to scatter; to cause a shower of
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to disperse; to distribute; to spread
  3. 3godan verb · transitive to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve; to get rid of
  4. 4godan verb · transitive to distract; to divert
  5. 5suffix · godan verb to do ... wildly (i.e. disorderly or frequently); to do ... all over the place

Example sentences

  • The wind scattered the flower petals.

  • Please don't scatter trash on the road.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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