Explore 走 through running, travel and racing. Connect each reading with a complete word and a useful context.

The idea

走 has 7 strokes; follow the linked stroke-order diagram. Read 走る（はしる）, 走行（そうこう）, 競走（きょうそう） as whole words. The table shows each reading in context.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingExample in context
走るはしるI run through the park every morning.
走行そうこうPlease watch out for moving cars.
競走きょうそうMy older brother will take part in a race.

Examples

  • 毎朝まいあさ、公園こうえんを走はしります。I run through the park every morning.
  • 昨日きのう、友ともだちと走はしりました。Yesterday I ran with a friend.
  • 危あぶないですから、ここでは走はしらないでください。It is dangerous, so please do not run here.
  • 電車でんしゃが橋はしの上うえを走はしっています。A train is travelling over the bridge.
  • 走行中そうこうちゅうの車くるまに気きをつけてください。Please watch out for moving cars.
  • 兄あには競走きょうそうに出でます。My older brother will take part in a race.

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Watch out

走る is a godan verb: 走ります and 走って. In 公園を走る, を marks the route, not an object being acted on. Compare 走 with 足: notice their different parts.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 走る in hiragana.

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    はしる

    走る is read はしる. In context: I run through the park every morning. Learn the reading with the whole word.

  2. Write the reading of 走行 in hiragana.

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    そうこう

    走行 is read そうこう. In context: Please watch out for moving cars. Learn the reading with the whole word.

  3. Choose the missing kanji: 競＿（きょうそう）［走／足］.

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    走

    走 completes 競走, read きょうそう. In context: My older brother will take part in a race.

Use it today

Write 走 using the stroke-order diagram. Cover the table, read 走る and 走行, and make a sentence with one of them.