走 Kanji – run
The Japanese kanji 走 can mean run.
Meaning and Readings
How is 走 read?
走 has the onyomi reading ソウ and the kunyomi reading はしる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as sou, hashiru.
Common Japanese Words Using 走
These common Japanese words contain 走. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- ご馳走様でした（ごちそうさまでした） — thank you for the meal, that was a delicious meal, what a wonderful meal
- 滑走（かっそう） — gliding, sliding, skating (on ice), skiing, glide, slide
- 滑走路（かっそうろ） — runway, airstrip, landing strip, flight strip
- 完走（かんそう） — finishing (a race), running the whole distance, reaching the goal, staying the course
- 競走（きょうそう） — race, run, dash, sprint
- ご馳走様（ごちそうさま） — thank you (for the meal), that was a delicious meal
- 口走る（くちばしる） — to blurt out, to let slip, to say inadvertently, to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
- 疾走（しっそう） — sprint, dash, scampering
- 走り（はしり） — running
- 走り回る（はしりまわる） — to run around