ChiramiN4 kanji · 7 strokes
走 means run
走
土 arms swinging · 止 a foot
走Real origin
A person swinging their arms above a running foot: to run.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- run
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) はしる hashiru
はしる (hashiru) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) ソウ sou
ソウ (sou) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
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Common word
走る はしる · hashiru
to run
Built from
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Used in 6 kanji
Quick check
What does 走 mean?
Right: 走 means run.Not quite: 走 means run.In 走る, which reading does 走 use?
Right. 走る is read はしる (hashiru): 走 takes はし, its Japanese reading, with る after it.Not quite. 走る is read はしる (hashiru): 走 takes はし, its Japanese reading, with る after it.