ちらし・散らしchirashi[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. nounleaflet; flyer; handbillesp. チラシ
    先生せんせいはチラシを配布はいふした。↗
    The teacher distributed the leaflets.
  2. nounscattering
  3. nounsushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top
  4. nounwriting in an irregular hand
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related散布さんぷNeutralAn action noun for scattering or spraying. 「散らし」 usually means a flyer or chirashi sushi and is the more colloquial word.
  • AntonymまとめNeutralSumming up or consolidating into a whole; contrasts with 「散らし」 in its sense of dispersing.
  • Antonym集めあつめNeutralCollecting or gathering things into one place; the opposite of 「散らし」, which is about spreading them out.

「散らし」 covers flyers and chirashi sushi; in everyday speech these are 「チラシ」 and 「ちらし寿司」. For scattering or spraying, use 「散布」. The opposites are 「集め」 (gathering in) and 「まとめ」 (summing up).

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Japanese definitions
  1. ちらすこと。
  2. 新聞しんぶんなどに折り込おりこまれた広告こうこくの紙片しへん。
  3. カルタ遊あそびの一ひとつ。撒き散まきちらしたカルタの札さつを取とるもの。
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