走る

verb (godan)はしる · hashiru

1. Englishto run

   • あの走ってる少年をごらんなさい。Look at that boy running.

2. Englishto run (of a vehicle); to drive; to travel; to move

   • 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.

3. Englishto rush (to); to dash; to race

   • 彼はバスを目指して懸命に走った。He made a dash for the bus.

4. Englishto retreat; to flee; to defect (to)

5. Englishto run away; to abscond; to elope

6. Englishto flash (of lightning); to streak; to shoot (through; e.g. of pain); to run (through)

   • 稲妻が走るたびに、犬はベッドの下に隠れた。The dog hid under the bed whenever lightning flashed.

7. Englishto go (e.g. bad, to extremes); to become; to turn; to take to (e.g. crime)

   • 耐えられない圧迫から逃れるために自殺に走る子供たちもいる。Some children resort to suicide in order to escape from unbearable pressure.

8. Englishto run (through; of a road, street, etc.); to extend (e.g. of a mountain range); to stretch; to lie

   • 道はくねくねと畑の中を走っていた。The road wound through the fields.

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