散さん在ざい

noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

be scattered; be found here and there

Describes things existing sparsely over an area, not in a dense cluster. Often used for objects, buildings, or abstract things like opinions.

• この地ち域いきには小ちいさな湖みずうみが散さん在ざいしている。

  Small lakes are scattered throughout this region.

• 会かい議ぎでは様さま々ざまな意い見けんが散さん在ざいしていた。

  Various opinions were scattered around at the meeting.