走 – run

7 strokesTaught in grade 2#626 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 走 means run. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ソウ (sou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is はし.る (hashiru). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 走 (no. 156).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ソウ	sou
Kun’yomi	はし.る	hashiru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 走 (Kangxi radical 156). Components: 土.

Words using 走

走るはしるto run逃走とうそうflight走行そうこうrunning (of a car, bus, etc.)

Example sentences

あの走ってる少年をごらんなさい。

Look at that boy running.

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この車は以前ほど快調に走らない。

This car is running less smoothly than it used to.

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この列車は東京と大阪の間を走ります。

This train runs between Tokyo and Osaka.

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Kanji with the same radical

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