離散(りさん)

りさん
noun, verb-suru
dispersal; scattering; separation
1. dispersal; scattering; separation of family members
The scattering or forced separation of people, especially family members, due to war, disaster, or other circumstances. Often carries a tragic or sorrowful connotation.
戦争(せんそう)で家族(かぞく)が離散(りさん)した。
The family was separated by war.
離散(りさん)した家族(かぞく)が何十年(なんじゅうねん)ぶりに再会(さいかい)を果(は)たした。
A separated family achieved a reunion after decades.
内戦(ないせん)によって多(おお)くの人々(ひとびと)が離散(りさん)を余儀(よぎ)なくされ、故郷(ふるさと)に戻(もど)れなくなった。
The civil war forced many people into dispersal, unable to return to their homeland.

USAGE:
離散(りさん) most commonly appears in the phrase 離散(りさん)家族(かぞく) (separated family), referring to families torn apart by war or political division. It carries a strong emotional weight and is frequently used in news and historical contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 離散(りさん)家族(かぞく) (separated/dispersed family)
  • 家族(かぞく)が離散(りさん)する (a family is separated)
  • 離散(りさん)を余儀(よぎ)なくされる (to be forced into dispersal)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 離散(りさん): dispersal (of people, especially families; tragic connotation)
  • 分散(ぶんさん): dispersion (of things, resources; neutral/technical)
  • 散(ち)り散(ぢ)り: scattered in all directions (people or things)
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Added 2026.3.2 17:26
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