Meaning

Primary

Run Wild

Alternative

Run Out Of Control

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

Violent running... sounds like a marathon gone wrong. No, this is when you run around and you're all violent. A better way to describe this would be to say "run wild" or "run out of control."

Reading

ぼうそう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

フグは最近ちょっと暴走気味だよね。

Fugu has been running a little wild recently, hasn’t he?

暴走しているコウイチをビエトはやさしくつつみこんだ。

Viet gently embraced Koichi who had been out of control.

暴走したトラックが、トーフグオフィスに突っ込んで来る夢を見た。

I had a dream that a runaway truck crashed into the Tofugu office.

Kanji Composition