Keyword
run
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 9
Heisig410
Readings
はし
(67%)
そう
(24%)
ばし
(6%)
ぱし
(1%)
Composed of
earth
running shoes
Mnemonic

Running barefoot is a dangerous business. You can get splinters in your foot from stepping on the rocks and bare earth. So be sure to wear your running shoes before you go for a run!

Used in kanji (9 in total)
to occur
follower
go beyond
exceed
Used in vocabulary (250 in total)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
flight; desertion; escape
to run away; to run off
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to run through; to run past
to be forward; to be impertinent
to become bloodshot
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
sprint; dash; scampering
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
running as fast as one can
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
run; race
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to run out (e.g. of the room)
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
approach run; run-up
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
flight; rout; debacle
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
revolving lantern
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
straying; wandering off course
to run around
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
while running; while moving; in motion
doing long training runs
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
going in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
runner; base runner
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
chasing; chase
running the whole distance
self-propulsion
to run through; to run past
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
scanning (e.g. TV); traversal
flight; escape
revolving lantern
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
rout; stampede
escapee; fugitive
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
short-distance race; sprint
pre-cum; pre-ejaculate; Cowper's fluid
entry in a race
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
marathon training in physical education classes in Japanese schools
thermal runaway; overheating
running style
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
pre-cum; pre-ejaculate; Cowper's fluid
to outrun; to run through to the end
running ability
to start running
recklessly driven car; runaway vehicle
flat-out run; driving at full speed
to flee; to run away
to turn to delinquency; to turn to crime (of a child)
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
running alongside; pacesetting; accompanying
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
self-propelled (type)
distance travelled; mileage
street racer
rout; stampede
traversing; walking along the ridge of a mountain range; longitudinal
self-propelled artillery
to go to extremes; to go to excess; to go too far
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
running swiftly; running at full speed
race track; course; express trail
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
fast moving; fast running; fast sailing
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
base running
test drive; trial run
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to act on one's emotions; to be carried away by one's feelings; to get emotional
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
substitute runner
game in which a dangling piece of bread is grabbed in the mouth and raced to the finish line (in school sports festivals)
sprinting; running as fast as one can
to flash before one's eyes (of memories, etc.)
scan line (e.g. TV)
to be clever; to be quick-witted; to be precocious
start (of a race); first race
biker gang; group of hot-rodders
horse entered in a race
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
escape; scud; scamper away
sternly handsome; manly
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
running backwards; running with the head turned back
good run; fine running; running well
large feast; big meal
drift driving; drifting
middle-distance running
running, hitting and fielding
going a long way
driving characteristics; road handling ability
skimming through; scanning (reading matter)
to make a shrill sound
scarcement; berm; ledge
formication; crawling sensation; crispation
migrating; wandering; plano-; ambulato-
driving on two wheels; ski (driving stunt); skiing
road holding; roadability; travelling performance; driveability
journey time; travelling time; travel time; transit time; run time
to be eager to pursue one's own interests; to think only of profit
when the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off; (lit.) when the nimble rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked
biker gang
to start running
large feast; big meal
strike; direction
hurdle race; hurdling
carrying a passenger
scanning device; scanner
nanba running; running with the arm and leg on each side of the body moving in sync
treating somebody to one delicious meal after the other
mixed race (of different vehicle classes)
first or solo run in a race (grand prix, horse race, etc.)
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
short-distance race; sprint; dash
treating somebody to one delicious meal after the other
cursorial birds; runners
running swiftly; running at full speed
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
when the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off; (lit.) when the nimble rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked
track meet (non-competitive driving on a race course); track day; track event
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
to flash before one's eyes (of memories, etc.)
Japanese belladonna (Scopolia japonica)
good run; fine running; running well
running order (esp. in a relay race)
scudding (in sailing)
young striped mullet
young striped mullet
young striped mullet
nanba running; running with the arm and leg on each side of the body moving in sync
fishing spider (Dolomedes spp.)
rainy spells just before the rainy season
shrill; high-pitched; sharp
to slip out of one's scabbard (of swords)
macrophage migration inhibitory factor; MMIF
kanji "run" radical at left
job stream; run stream; input stream
interlace (e.g. on CRT screens); interlaced scanning
interlace (e.g. on CRT screens); interlaced scanning
stray typhoon (i.e. one with an irregular path)
travel time (esp. of waves, earthquake shocks, etc.)
travel-time table
runner (of a sliding door); tree wax; insect wax; Chinese wax
Nagoya driving; bad driving for which Nagoya residents are known
pseudo-bike gang which travels on foot
self-driving car; autonomous car
Naruto run; running with one's arms outstretched behind, as in the anime Naruto
unstable weather preceding the rainy season (normally occurring in May)
common treecreeper (species of songbird, Certhia familiaris)
common treecreeper (species of songbird, Certhia familiaris)
greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
lesser roadrunner (Geococcyx velox)
Examples (200 in total)
You don't run here.
You run.
Don't run here.