走る To Run

Meaning

Primary

To Run

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means run so now you know the verb version of that is to run.

Reading

はしる

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

You have to remember the はし portion. Think of yourself running. It's nice. As you run, though, you notice the ground changing into something weird and mushy. Everything is turning into hash (はし) browns. You start to get sucked in, and soon you can't run anymore. Smell the hash browns and taste them too. What a terrible run this was.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 走る〜

  走る人

  people running

  走るすがた

  a running figure

  走ること

  running

• 〜に走る

  西に走る

  to run towards the west

  ななめに走る

  to run diagonally

  いっしょに走る

  to run together

• 〜を走る

  山の中を走る

  to run in the mountains

  マラソンコースを走る

  to run a marathon course

  ガードレールの上を走る

  to run over a guardrail

Context Sentences

レストランまで走る？

Wanna run to the restaurant?

町の北を走るバスがあります。

There is a bus that runs north of town.

毎日走って会社に行く人生はもうイヤなんです。

I can't take a life of having to run to the office every day anymore.

Kanji Composition

1. 走

   そう Run