run, bustle
On'yomi (音読み)
- ホン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- はし.る
About this kanji
The kanji 奔 (ほん) primarily means to run or bustle around, expressing a sense of energetic movement. It's often used as a verb in its kun'yomi form はし.る. You can find it in various compounds, such as 奔放 (ほんぽう), which means wild or free-spirited; 狂奔 (きょうほん), meaning to rush around; and 奔走 (ほんそう), which refers to running about busily. Another interesting phrase is 東奔西走 (とうほんせいそう), describing someone who is constantly busy with important tasks. While this kanji emphasizes movement, it can also convey a certain wildness or abandon in one's actions.
Example sentences
彼は奔放な性格だ。
He has a free-spirited personality.
Meanings across languages
- English
- run, bustle
- Tiếng Việt
- chạy, hối hả
- 日本語
- 奔走, 忙しい
- 한국어
- 달리다, 분주하다
- 中文
- 奔跑, 忙碌
- id
- berlari
- th
- วิ่ง
- es
- correr
- fr
- courir
- de
- laufen
- pt
- correr
Common compounds
- 奔放ほんぽうwild, uninhibited, extravagant
- 狂奔きょうほんrushing around, running wild
- 奔走ほんそうrunning about, making every effort (to do), busying oneself (with)
- 奔流ほんりゅうtorrent, rapid stream, violently rushing stream
- 東奔西走とうほんせいそうbusying oneself about (something), being on the move, bestirring oneself
- 淫奔いんぽんlewdness, lasciviousness
- 出奔しゅっぽんflight, running away, absconding
- 奔馬ほんばrunaway horse, galloping horse
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