Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to scatter, to cause a shower of.
  2. to disperse, to distribute, to spread.
  3. to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.), to relieve, to get rid of, to cure.
  4. to distract, to divert. As 気を散らす, etc..

suffix, Godan verb

After the -masu stem of a verb.
  1. to do ... wildly (i.e. disorderly or frequently), to do ... all over the place.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
散らす ちらす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

scatter, disperse, spend
サン ち.る ばら (4th, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)