散漫

Reading

Kana: さんまん

Romaji: sanman

Definition

adj-na

noun

1

vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse

Kanji

散

Readings: サン、 ち.る、 ち.らす、 -ち.らす、 ち.らかす、 ち.らかる、 ち.らばる、 ばら、 ばら.ける

Meanings: scatter, disperse, spend, squander

漫

Readings: マン、 みだり.に、 そぞ.ろ

Meanings: cartoon, involuntarily, unrestrained, in spite of oneself, corrupt

Example Sentence

寝不足(ねぶそく)だと注意(ちゅうい)が散漫(さんまん)になりがちです。

➥When you lack sleep, you are apt to be careless.