This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: 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
Romaji: san, chi.ru, chi.rasu, -chi.rasu, chi.rakasu, chi.rakaru, chi.rabaru, bara, bara.keru
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: ちる
Romaji: chiru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

scatter, disperse, spend, squander

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  66
Frequency:  758
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  1-8-4
Korean Reading:  san
Chinese Reading:  san3
Unicode:  6563
JIS:  3B36

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1702
Nelson Index: 2056
New Nelson Index: 2352
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4i8.1
Four Corner Index: 4824.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 492
Gakken Index: 611
Japanese Names Index: 1689
Daikanwanjiten Index: 13265
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0523
Remembering the kanji Index: 1189
Kanji Flashcards Index: 590
Kodansha Compact Index: 944
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 519
Kanji in Context Index: 721
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1118
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1518
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1197
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1273
Essential Kanji Index: 465
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2137
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1966
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 407
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 588

Words

(ばら、バラ)
bulk storage; loose articles; coins; small change
分散 (ぶんさん)
dispersion; breakup; scattering; decentralization; decentralisation; distribution; variance; dispersion
散歩 (さんぽ)
walk; stroll
散布 (さんぷ、さっぷ)
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
散乱 (さんらん)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
解散 (かいさん)
breakup; dissolution
散る (ちる)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to break up; to spread; to run; to blur; to die a noble death
拡散 (かくさん)
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
離散 (りさん)
dispersal; scattering; discrete
散らす (ちらす)
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; to do ... wildly (i.e. disorderly or frequently); to do ... all over the place
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