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散りばめる (ちりばめる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
inlay ; stud ; set (gems) ; scatter (decoratively)
Used for embedding or scattering small decorative items (gems, stars, flowers) across a surface or within a material. Often used figuratively for a surface dotted with things.
I set small diamonds into the ring.
Written forms 散ち りばめる Usage 31%
ちりばめる Usage 65%
鏤ちりば める Usage 4%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.
Kanji 散 scatter, disperse, spend Etymology Compound of 散り (continuative form of 散る, 'to scatter') + ばめる (from 嵌める, 'to set in'). The exact derivation of ばめる is uncertain, but the word has been used since at least the Edo period.
