走
走·run
- On-yomi
- ソウ
- Kun-yomi
- はし(る)
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 走る | はしる | to run |
| 走り出す | はしりだす | to start running |
| 競走 | きょうそう | a race |
| 走者 | そうしゃ | runner |
Example sentences
毎朝、公園を走ります。
まいあさ、こうえんをはしります。
I run in the park every morning.
電車が来たので、駅まで走りました。
でんしゃがきたので、えきまではしりました。
The train was coming, so I ran to the station.
弟は競走で一番になりました。
おとうとはきょうそうでいちばんになりました。
My little brother came first in the race.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Marking the path with を, not で — 道を走る, not *道で走る
- Reading 競走 as *きょうそうしゃ or mixing it up with 競争 (competition)
Memory aid
Picture it
Earth (土) above a moving foot below — feet pounding the ground.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 走るはしるto run
- 走り続けるはしりつづけるto keep running
- 御馳走ごちそうa feast, a fine meal; treating someone (to a meal)
- ご馳走ごちそうfeast, treat
- 逃走とうそうflight; escape; running away; desertion
- ご馳走さまごちそうさまthank you for the meal (said after eating); (jokingly) spare me the love talk
- 走行そうこうrunning a wheeled vehicle (e.g. a car); driving; traveling
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