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: ソウ、はし.る
Romaji: sou, hashi.ru
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Name Reading

Kana: はしり
Romaji: hashiri
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Meaning

run

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  156
Frequency:  626
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  2-3-4
Korean Reading:  ju
Chinese Reading:  zou3
Unicode:  8d70
JIS:  4176

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2194
Nelson Index: 4539
New Nelson Index: 5845
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3b4.9
Four Corner Index: 4080.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 161
Gakken Index: 725
Japanese Names Index: 441
Daikanwanjiten Index: 37034
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0830
Remembering the kanji Index: 384
Busy People Index: 3.7
Kanji Flashcards Index: 255
Kodansha Compact Index: 1753
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 179
Kanji in Context Index: 177
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1390
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1877
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 390
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 410
Essential Kanji Index: 832
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2720
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1470
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 105
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 148

Words

(そう)
run; race
走る (はしる)
to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to hurry to; to retreat (from battle); to take flight; to run away from home; to elope; to tend heavily toward
出走 (しゅっそう)
entry in a race
滑走 (かっそう)
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); glide; slide; taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run
脱走 (だっそう)
desertion; escape
競走 (きょうそう)
race
走行 (そうこう)
running a wheeled vehicle (e.g. car); running to program, job, etc.; traveling; travelling
暴走 (ぼうそう)
running wildly; reckless driving; runaway; rampage; acting rashly; behaving recklessly; reckless baserunning
逃走 (とうそう)
flight; desertion; escape
走り (はしり)
the first (harvest, catch) of the season or year
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