走
JLPT N4 · 7 strokes
Kanji 走: "run"
The kanji 走 means "run". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read ソウ in on'yomi and はし.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はし.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | run |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 626 of 2,501 |
Common words with 走
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 走るto run · to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to travel; to move
- 暴走acting rashly; running wildly; behaving recklessly; rampaging · runaway (process)
- 走り出すto begin to run; to start running; to break into a run · to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
- 逃走flight; desertion; escape
- 走り去るto run away; to run off
- 走り回るto run around
- 小走りtrot; half run; jog · girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
- 口走るto blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
- ご馳走様thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal · thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
- 走り抜けるto run through; to run past
- 走り続けるto keep running
- ご馳走treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); taking someone to dinner · gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food; special dish
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