1A leaflet, flyer, or handbill — a single-sheet advertisement handed out or inserted in newspapers to promote a shop, product, or event. Usually written in katakana チラシ.
駅前で新しいスーパーのチラシを配っていた。
They were handing out flyers for a new supermarket in front of the station.
新聞の折り込みチラシで週末のセールを知った。
I found out about the weekend sale from a flyer inserted in the newspaper.
ポストに不要なチラシがたくさん入っていた。
There were a lot of junk flyers stuffed in my mailbox.
イベントの宣伝のために、自分でチラシをデザインした。
I designed a flyer myself to promote the event.
2A scattering; the state of things being spread about. Rarely used on its own; more often in 散らし模様 (a scattered, dotted decorative pattern).
この着物は桜の散らし模様がとても上品だ。
This kimono has an elegant scattered cherry-blossom pattern.
金箔の散らしをあしらった器が美しい。
The bowl is beautiful, decorated with scattered flecks of gold leaf.
3Short for chirashizushi: vinegared rice topped with a colorful scattering of seafood, egg, and other ingredients, often eaten at celebrations such as Hinamatsuri.
ひな祭りには家族でちらしを食べるのが我が家の習慣だ。
It's a family tradition of ours to eat chirashi together on Hinamatsuri.
寿司屋でちらしを頼んだら、新鮮なネタがたっぷり乗っていた。
I ordered chirashi at the sushi restaurant and it was piled with fresh toppings.
4Short for 散らし書き: a calligraphic style in which characters are written scattered across the page rather than in even, aligned lines (used for waka, etc.).
色紙に和歌を散らしで書くと、雅な趣が出る。
Writing a waka poem on a poem-card in the scattered style gives it an elegant, refined feel.