This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ホン、はし.る
Romaji: hon, hashi.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

run, bustle

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  37
Frequency:  1884
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-3-5
Korean Reading:  bun
Chinese Reading:  ben4
Unicode:  5954
JIS:  4B5B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2218
Nelson Index: 1175
New Nelson Index: 1148
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2k6.5
Four Corner Index: 4044.3
Guide to Remembering Index: 1825
Gakken Index: 1866
Daikanwanjiten Index: 5921X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0592
Remembering the kanji Index: 1196
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1180
Kodansha Compact Index: 416
Kanji in Context Index: 1819
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1410
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1904
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1204
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1280
Essential Kanji Index: 1438
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2758
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1455
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1162

Words

奔走 (ほんそう)
running about; efforts; activity
出奔 (しゅっぽん)
flight; elopement; running away; absconding
奔出 (ほんしゅつ)
gushing out
奔放不羈 (ほんぽうふき)
free-spirited and uninhibited
奔馬 (ほんば)
runaway horse; galloping horse
奔放 (ほんぽう)
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
淫奔 (いんぽん)
lewdness; lasciviousness
奔命 (ほんめい)
wearing oneself out with work
奔放自在 (ほんぽうじざい)
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling; totally uninhibited
奔騰 (ほんとう)
price jump; boom
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