散ちらす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

scatter; strew; cause a shower of

Physical scattering of small items, such as seeds, confetti, or sparks. Often implies a deliberate or forceful action.

• 風かぜが落おち葉ばを庭にわに散ちらした。

  The wind scattered fallen leaves across the garden.

• 結けっ婚こん式しきで花はなびらを散ちらす。

  They scatter flower petals at the wedding.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

disperse; distribute; spread

Used for spreading things out over an area, distributing items, or dispersing a group. Can be physical or abstract.

• 警けい察さつが群ぐん衆しゅうを散ちらした。

  The police dispersed the crowd.

• チラシを街まち角かどで散ちらす。

  They distribute flyers on street corners.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

resolve; relieve; get rid of; cure

Used with symptoms, conditions, or negative states such as 痛み, 熱, ストレス, 不安. Implies making them go away or subside.

• この薬くすりは頭ず痛つうを散ちらすのに効きく。

  This medicine is effective for relieving headaches.

• 散さん歩ぽして気き分ぶんを散ちらした。

  I took a walk to clear my mind.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

distract; divert

Almost always used in the fixed phrase 気を散らす, meaning to distract one's attention or divert focus.

See also: 気を散らす

• テレビの音おとが気きを散ちらす。

  The sound of the TV distracts me.

suffix, godan verb (-su)

do ... wildly; do ... all over the place

Suffix attached to the -masu stem of a verb. Adds the meaning of doing something disorderly, frequently, or without restraint.

• 子こ供どもたちが走はしり散ちらしている。

  The kids are running around wildly.

• 彼かれは言いいたいことを言いい散ちらして帰かえった。

  He said whatever he wanted all over the place and left.