What is the Kanji for "Run"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Run", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Run" is "走".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Hashi".

Its onyomi reading is "Sou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "土" means "Soil" and can be read as "Tsuchi", "To", and "Do". And The radical "龰" means "Stop" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "走" mean in japanese?

"走" means "Run".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Second Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N4 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

走る: "Run". The Japanese verb '走る (はしる)' means 'to run'. This verb describes the action of moving swiftly on foot. It can be used to describe a person, animal, or even a vehicle moving quickly. For example: I will run to the store - (私は店まで走ります). The dog ran across the street - (犬は通りを走った).

師走: "December". The noun '師走 (しわす)' refers to the last month of the traditional Japanese calendar, which corresponds to December in the Gregorian calendar. It is considered one of the busiest months of the year, as it is associated with preparing for the New Year's celebrations. The reading 'しわす' is the on'yomi (Chinese-derived) reading of this word. For example: December is the last month of the year - (師走は1年の最後の月です).

走行: "Travel". The noun '走行 (そうこう)' means 'travel'. This word refers to the act of moving from one place to another, usually by some mode of transportation such as a vehicle. It can be used to describe the distance covered or the process of making a journey. For example: I need to check the mileage on my car after that long drive - (あの長い運転の後、車の走行距離を確認する必要がある). The train's travel time is 2 hours - (電車の走行時間は2時間です).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "そ" is read as "so". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "は" is read as "ha". And The hiragana "し" is read as "shi".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.