発散|はっさんhassan[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbemission; emanation; radiation; diffusion; dispersion
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbletting out (feelings); venting
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbdivergence (of light)
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb, mathdivergence
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 発散する(はっさんする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 発散します(はっさんします) |
| Negative (nai) | 発散しない(はっさんしない) |
| polite (masen) | 発散しません(はっさんしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 発散せず・発散せぬ(はっさんせず・はっさんせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 発散した(はっさんした) |
| polite (mashita) | 発散しました(はっさんしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 発散しなかった(はっさんしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 発散しませんでした(はっさんしませんでした) |
| Te form | 発散して(はっさんして) |
| Potential | 発散できる(はっさんできる) |
| Passive | 発散される(はっさんされる) |
| Causative | 発散させる(はっさんさせる) |
| Causative passive | 発散させられる(はっさんさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 発散すれば(はっさんすれば) |
| tara | 発散したら(はっさんしたら) |
| Volitional | 発散しよう(はっさんしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 発散しましょう(はっさんしましょう) |
| Imperative | 発散しろ(はっさんしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym放出ほうしゅつNeutralReleasing or discharging things, including stockpiled supplies; the focus is on letting something go out, while 「発散」 is the more typical word for venting emotions.
- Synonym拡散かくさんNeutralSpreading or diffusing information, gases and the like; the focus is on the range growing wider.
- Synonym放射ほうしゃNeutralEmission radiating out from a center in all directions; also radiation proper. The emphasis is on the radial pattern.
- Synonym放散ほうさんWrittenWritten/formal word for scents or heat drifting outward, also for releasing emotions. Rare in daily use; say 「発散」 instead.
- Related散布さんぷNeutralSpraying pesticides or sowing seed; the emphasis is on deliberate scattering by people.
- Related広まるひろまるNeutralIntransitive: news, customs and the like spreading or catching on. Focuses on things becoming widespread.
- Related放つはなつWrittenTo fire or release something, also to give off light. Carries a strongly literary feel.
- Related発するはっするNeutralTo emit sound, light or heat, and also to set out or depart. A very versatile verb.
- Related広がるひろがるNeutralIntransitive: to spread out or extend; the focus is on an area or scope growing larger.
- RelatedばらまくCasualScattering things all over, or handing out money freely; colloquial in flavor, compared with the neutral 「発散」.
- Related発光はっこうNeutralEmission of light only. 「発散」 also covers heat, smells and emotions.
- Related散るちるNeutralBlossoms falling, crowds dispersing; also 「気が散る」. 「発散」 stresses something moving from inside outward.
- Related広めるひろめるNeutralTransitive: to spread or popularize something; the focus is on wider circulation.
- Related伝播でんぱWrittenWritten/formal: transmission or spread of things, customs, or waves such as sound and light.
- Related照射しょうしゃNeutralDirecting light or radiation onto a target; the focus is on the beam hitting an object.
- Related射出しゃしゅつNeutralShooting out bullets or jetting water in one direction. 「発散」 by contrast is about dispersing in all directions.
- Related押し広めるおしひろめるWrittenWritten/formal: promoting or expanding a theory or claim. Implies actively pushing something out, not natural emanation.
- Related撒き散らすまきちらすCasualColloquial: scattering things around, e.g. tossing beans or littering. 「発散」 is for heat, smells dispersing or venting feelings.
- Related振りまくふりまくNeutralTo scatter or sprinkle, and figuratively to show off everywhere, as in 「愛嬌を振りまく」.
- Related伝搬でんぱんWrittenWritten/formal: propagation of radio or sound waves, also of pathogens. 「発散」 stresses outward dispersal.
- Related散開さんかいNeutralDispersing or spreading out, including troops deploying; the emphasis is on formation.
- Antonym収束しゅうそくNeutralAntonym: settling or bringing things to a close; in math, convergence. The direct opposite of 「発散」.
- Antonym集中しゅうちゅうNeutralAntonym: concentrating or gathering in one place, against 「発散」's scattering in all directions.
- Antonym凝縮ぎょうしゅくNeutralAntonym: condensing or concentrating vapour, ideas or emotions, the reverse of 「発散」's letting out.
Use 「発散」 for heat, smells or light radiating outward and for venting pent-up feelings, as in 「ストレス発散」. For releasing or discharging something, say 「放出」; for diffusion or the spread of information or gas, 「拡散」; for radiation from a center, 「放射」. Verbs like 「広がる」「広まる」 describe things simply spreading wider, while 「散布」「ばら撒く」 imply deliberate scattering. The antonym is 「収束」, with 「集中」 and 「凝縮」 also opposed.
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