Meaning

Primary

To Be Scattered

Alternatives

To Get Scattered, To Scatter

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means scatter so the verb vocab version is to be scattered. You know that this verb represents when something is scattering (you're not doing the scattering), because you would never be so rude as to scatter someone or something yourself. It only happens when it happens on its own.

Reading

ちる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Think about something scattering. That something is cheese (), scattering all over the floor, going everywhere, getting in everything. Ugh, you hate how cheese scatters, don't you?

Context

Context Sentences

気が散るから、テレビを消して作業をしよう。

Because it's distracting, let's turn off the TV and get to work.

サクラの花が風に散って、地面にピンクのカーペットができました。

The cherry blossoms scattered in the wind, creating a pink carpet on the ground.

火花が散り、少しだけ火の粉が飛んできました。

Sparks scattered, and a few embers flew towards me.

色づいた葉っぱが散る様子は、まるで恋人との別れのように、切なくて美しい。

The way the colored leaves fall is like saying goodbye to a lover, painful and beautiful.

Kanji Composition