散る (ちる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

散る (ちる) means to fall / to scatter (e.g., petals).

See example sentences below.

散る at a glance

散る

ちるchiru

N3verb

to fall / to scatter (e.g.petals)

散るちるchiruN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to fall / to scatter (e.g., petals)

1to fall / to scatter (e.g.
桜の花が散る季節です。
It's the season when cherry blossoms fall.
2petals)

Example 1

桜の花が散る季節です。

Translation

It's the season when cherry blossoms fall.

Example 2

風で紙が散ってしまった。

Translation

The papers scattered because of the wind.