走る

はしる

To run

N5verb·hashiru

How to remember it

Picture two legs (はし, like 橋 'bridge') sprinting across a bridge at full speed.

Example sentences

  • 毎朝公園を走ります。

    まいあさこうえんをはしります。

    I run in the park every morning.

  • 彼はバスに乗ろうと走った。

    かれはバスにのろうとはしった。

    He ran to try to catch the bus.

Usage

Godan verb; takes を for the route/area run through (e.g. 公園を走る).

Related words

歩く走り運動速い

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