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はしる【走る・奔る・趨る】

hashiru

Definition

Verb

  1. To run (through, along, across)
    1. みちをうまがはしる【道を馬が走る
      michi o uma ga hashiru
      "Horses are running along the road"
  2. (Vehicles) To travel (fast)
    1. きりにはしる【霧に走る
      kiri ni hashiru
      "To travel in the fog", "To drive in the fog"
  3. (~で) To travel by; to go by
    1. スキーではしる【スキーで走る
      sukii de hashiru
      "To travel by ski", "To ski"
  4. To run away; to get loose; to escape; to flee; to retreat
  5. (Pain) To shoot (through, up); to run (through)
    1. にのうだにいたみがはしった【二の腕に痛みが走った
      ni no uda ni itami ga hashitta
      "Pain shot up (my) upper arm"
  6. (Mountains, roads) To run, to extend (from x to y)

Etymology

Attested in writing by the 12th century. Likely connected to あし【足】 ashi "foot, feet; leg" and はし【橋】 hashi "bridge" (compare Korean 다리 dari/dali "leg; bridge" and 달리다 dallida "to run").

Notes

Expressions:

  • あくじせんりをはしる【悪事千里を走る
    akuji senri o hashiru
    "Bad news travels fast"

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OrthographyForm
Kanji走る
奔る
趨る
Kanaはしる
Romanizationhashiru

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2014, June 9). はしる【走る・奔る・趨る】 : hashiru | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 20, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3240/hashiru/.