# 散 — Scatter

Frequency rank 709 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 林 (Forest), less common than 雑 (Random).

- On’yomi: さん
- Kun’yomi: ち
- Radical: 攴 Rap, Tap (Kangxi 66)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

Bamboo on top is struck under the moon by a task-master below -- bamboo seeds scatter everywhere as the task-master chops under moonlight.

In words:

- 散歩 さんぽする — to stroll
- 散る ちる — to fall,to scatter (e.g. blossoms)
- 散らす ちらす — to scatter,to disperse,to distribute

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