7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

run

Kun'yomi
  • to run ②to run (of a vehicle) ③to rush (to) ④to retreat
On'yomi
  • ソウ
    run
Nanori
  • はしり

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

はし 72.6%
ソウ 27.1%
はしり 0.3%

Character Breakdown

run
はし.る ソウ はしり (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)

Contained In

跿

Common Words

to run ②to run (of a vehicle) ③to rush (to) ④to retreat
acting rashly ②runaway (process) ③reckless baserunning
treat (esp. food and drink) ②gorgeous dinner
running ②gliding ③first (harvest) of the season ④beginning
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References

Unicode hex code 8D70
JIS X 0208 1-33-86
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4539
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5845
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2194
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2720
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1390
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 725
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 441
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 37034
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 161
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 429
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 435
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 105
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 255
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 179
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 148
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 177
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.7
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1753
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 390
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b4.9
Four corner code 4080.1
De Roo Code 1470