Mnemonic
Under the moon, a ninja scoops up handfuls of mud and hurls them in every direction to scatter the guards chasing her. Mud flies across faces, eyes, armor—blinding everyone. By the time the moonlight clears, the ninja has already vanished into the darkness.
Additional thoughts
Visualize globs of mud arcing through pale moonlight, each splat going a different direction. The ninja weaponizes chaos—scattering mud IS scattering her enemies.Quick recall
A ninja hurls mud under the moon to scatter her pursuers.Details
The keyword for 散 is scatter. This kanji conveys the idea of things spreading out, dispersing, or breaking apart in various directions. It encompasses both physical scattering, such as petals falling from a flower, and more abstract senses like the dissipation of a crowd or the squandering of resources. It carries a sense of things losing their gathered or unified state and becoming diffused.
- On'yomi
- さん
- Kun'yomi
- ち.る、ち.らす、-ち.らす、ち.らかす、ち.らかる、ち.らばる、ばら、ばら.ける