noun, noun or verb acting predominately, takes する

  1. dispersion, scattering, spreading out, diffusion.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
散乱 さんらん

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)
riot, war, disorder
ラン みだ.れる ロン (6th, N2)
tongue, reed, clapper
した ゼツ (5th, N1)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
the latter, duplicate, strange
おと- オツ イツ (8th, N1)