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走

run
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingソウ
Kun readingはし.る
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. runRtK
  1. to run
  2. to run (of a vehicle)
  3. to drive
  4. to travel
  5. to move

Popular Usage

走る御馳走

Radicals and components

Radical走run
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · mend

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 410

Compound words

走るはしる
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to travel; to move
疾走しっそう
sprint; dash; scampering
滑走かっそう
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); skiing; glide
完走かんそう
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
競走きょうそう
race; run; dash; sprint
走りはしり
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start
走行そうこう
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
走者そうしゃ
runner; base runner
逃走とうそう
flight; desertion; escape
独走どくそう
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way
帆走はんそう
sailing
暴走ぼうそう
acting rashly; running wildly; behaving recklessly; rampaging; runaway (process)
奔走ほんそう
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices
師走しわす
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
脱走だっそう
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
出走しゅっそう
entry in a race
走塁そうるい
base running
滑走路かっそうろ
runway; airstrip; landing strip; flight strip
口走るくちばしる
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
ご馳走ごちそう
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); taking someone to dinner; gorgeous dinner
競走馬きょうそうば
racehorse
ご馳走様ごちそうさま
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
走り回るはしりまわる
to run around
走り出すはしりだす
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off

Kun Reading Examples

道はくねくねと畑の中を走っていた。はしる
The road wound through the fields.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は塀を乗り越えて刑務所から脱走した。
He escaped from prison by climbing over a wall.tatoeba
彼は非常に速く走ったので、彼らは追いつけなかった。
So fast did he run that they couldn't catch up with him.tatoeba
彼は彼女を残したまま、通りを走って横切った。
He ran across the street, leaving her alone.tatoeba
彼は彼女を残したまま、通りを走って渡った。
He ran across the street, leaving her alone.tatoeba
町内を走る府道：
Prefectural routes running in the town:wiki
町内を走る一般国道
National route running within the townwiki

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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