Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves).
  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.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
散る ちる

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)