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Frequency: 758
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

scatter
disperse
spend
squander

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ã‚ĩãƒŗ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ãĄ.る
ãĄ.らす
-ãĄ.らす
ãĄ.らかす
ãĄ.らかる
ãĄ.らばる
ばら
ばら.ける
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
ãĄã‚‹

Common Words

ãĄã‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #2574
1

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves)

Examples
あãĒたが帰å›ŊãĒさる頃ãĢã¯ã€æĄœã¯ãŋんãĒæ•ŖãŖãĻã—ãžãŖãĻいることでしょう。
By the time you get home, all the cherry blossoms will have fallen.
2

to scatter; to be dispersed

3

to disappear; to dissolve; to break up

4

to spread; to run; to blur

5

to die a noble death

さんãŊ
īŊžã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #2578
1

walk; stroll

Examples
å…Ŧåœ’ã‚’æ•Ŗæ­Šã—ãžã—ã‚‡ã†ã€‚
Let's take a walk in the park.
æ•Ŗæ•Ŗ
さんざん
īŊžãĒ Adj.
Freq #3839
1

Adverb (fukushi)

thoroughly; completely; utterly

Examples
åŊŧåĨŗã¯ã•ã‚“ã–ã‚“į§ãŽäē‹ã‚’ãŽãŽã—ãŖãŸã€‚
She called me many terrible things.
2

Adverb (fukushi)

severely; harshly; terribly; miserably; wretchedly; badly

3

Archaic

scattered; disconnected; dispersed; smashed into tiny pieces

かいさん
īŊžã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #4478
1

breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd)

Examples
č­Ļå¯Ÿã¯ã€įž¤čĄ†ã‚’č§Ŗæ•Ŗã•ã›ãŸã€‚
The police broke up the crowd.
äŧšã¯å…Ģ時ãĢč§Ŗæ•Ŗã—ãŸã€‚
The meeting broke up at eight.
2

dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; disbandment; split-up

3

dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)

Examples
éĻ–į›¸ã¯å›Ŋäŧšã‚’č§Ŗæ•Ŗã—ãŸã€‚
The prime minister dissolved the Diet.
ãĄã‚‰ã°ã‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #5222
1

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

Examples
ããŽéŠ€čĄŒãŽæ”¯åē—はæ—ĨæœŦ全å›ŊãĢæ•Ŗã‚‰ã°ãŖãĻいる。
The branch offices of the bank are located all over Japan.
éŖ›æ•Ŗã‚‹
ã¨ãŗãĄã‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #5252
1

to fly around; to scatter

ãĄã‚‰ã™
Godan verb
Freq #6217
1

Transitive verb

to scatter; to cause a shower of

Examples
严æ›ŋäēēãŽé‡‘ã‚’æ•Ŗã‚‰ã—ã€ããŽå°ã‚’å€’ã—ãŸã€‚
He scattered the coins of the money-changers and overturned their table.
2

Transitive verb

to disperse; to distribute; to spread

3

Transitive verb

to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve; to get rid of; to cure

4

Transitive verb; As æ°—ã‚’æ•Ŗã‚‰ã™, etc.

to distract; to divert

5

Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb

to do ... wildly (i.e. disorderly or frequently); to do ... all over the place

たいさん
īŊžã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #7655
1

dispersal; breaking up

Examples
åŊŧåĨŗã¯å¤§åŖ°ã§åĢんでčĨ˛ãŖãĻきたåĨ´ã‚’é€€æ•Ŗã•ã›ãŸã€‚
She managed to scare off her attacker by screaming loudly.
2

running away; fleeing

ãã ã‘ãĄã‚‹
Godan verb
Freq #9246
1

to be smashed up

かくさん
īŊžã™ã‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #9254
1

spreading; disseminating; scattering

Examples
į§‘å­Ļč€…ãŸãĄã¯ã‚¨ã‚¤ã‚ēãƒģã‚ĻイãƒĢã‚šãŽæ‹Ąæ•Ŗã‚’ãã„æ­ĸめようとæˆĻãŖãĻいぞす。
Scientists are fighting to stem the spread of the AIDS virus.
2

diffusion (of light, gas)

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