Japanese by Example
Learning through examples in manga

Getting distracted with 気が散る

(ひと)つの(こと)気持(きも)ちが集中(しゅうちゅう)できない。

Cannot concentration on even one thing.

Goo Dictionary

()() means to become distracted. Your 気 (spirit) does the action of 散る (to scatter).

Examples

美少女戦士セーラームーン » Volume 8 » Page 305

Further Reading

  • Garrison, Jeff et al. Kodansha's Dictionary of Basic Japanese Idioms, Kodansha, 2002, p. 207