齧かじり散ちらす

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Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), intransitive verb

gnaw at and scatter around

rare term

Describes an animal or person biting or chewing something and leaving bits scattered about. Rare term.

ネズミが本ほんをかじり散ちらした。
The mice gnawed at the books and left scraps everywhere.

2

godan verb (-su), intransitive verb

dabble in many things and give up quickly

rare term

Metaphorical use: starting many pursuits superficially and abandoning them, like an animal gnawing and scattering. Rare term.

彼かれはいろんな趣しゅ味みにかじり散ちらすが、どれも長なが続つづきしない。
He dabbles in many hobbies but none of them last long.

Written forms

齧かじり散ちらす
Standard kanji spelling; 齧 is a common kanji for 'gnaw'.
かじり散ちらす
Kana-kanji mixed spelling; 齧 is sometimes written in kana for simplicity.

Kanji

散scatter, disperse, spend
齧gnaw, nibble, munch

Similar words

かじる
かじる means 'to gnaw' or 'to nibble', and also 'to dabble' in a subject. かじり散らす adds the nuance of scattering or doing so haphazardly across many things.
散ちらかす
散らかす means 'to scatter' or 'to make a mess'. かじり散らす combines gnawing with scattering, implying a messy, unfocused activity.

Etymology

Compound of かじる (to gnaw, to dabble) and 散らす (to scatter). The metaphorical sense likely developed from the image of an animal biting and scattering food, extended to unfocused, scattered efforts.