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散

Level VI of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 709 / 2,608

Scatter

On’yomi
さん
Kun’yomi
ち
Radical
攴 Rap, Tap (Kangxi 66)

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

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

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 strollN5
散る ちる to fall,to scatter (e.g. blossoms)N2
散らす ちらす to scatter,to disperse,to distributeN2

散 is rank 709 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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