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奔

run
Stroke count: 8

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. run
    私は奔放な生き方にあこがれている。I long for an uninhibited way of life.tatoeba
    日本人からが、アメリカ人は不安定で、自由奔放に見える。Americans appear unsettled and uncontrolled to Japanese.tatoeba
  2. bustleRtK
  1. running about
  2. making every effort (to do)
  3. busying oneself (with)
  4. being busily engaged (in)
  5. good offices

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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large (大) · St. Bernard (犬) · haystack · ten (十) · needle (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1280

Compound words

狂奔きょうほん
rushing around; running wild
奔走ほんそう
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices
奔放ほんぽう
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
淫奔いんぽん
lewdness
出奔しゅっぽん
flight
奔るはしる
to run
奔馬ほんば
runaway horse
出奔者しゅっぽんしゃ
runaway
東奔西走とうほんせいそう
busying oneself about (something)
不羈奔放ふきほんぽう
free-spirited and uninhibited
奔放不羈ほんぽうふき
free-spirited and uninhibited

Additional Examples

今日は借金の工面で東奔西走した。
I was on the go all day today looking for a loan.tatoeba
たまに彼女の自由奔放な態度は無礼に見えることがある。
Sometimes her free manner seems rude.tatoeba
さすが、お嬢様。自由奔放な生活をしていたわけじゃないんだ。
Just what you'd expect of a young lady, you certainly weren't left to live as you pleased.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 奔

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step