also: ひたばしり
noun
running at full speed; dashing; sprinting
Describes running swiftly and with determination, often in a straight line or without stopping. Can be used literally or figuratively for rushing toward a goal.
彼は駅までひた走りに走った。
He ran at full speed to the station.
選手たちはゴールを目指してひた走りに進んだ。
The athletes dashed toward the goal without slowing down.
Rarely used kanji form. The kanji 直 is not standard for this word and may be unfamiliar to many readers.
Alternate reading with rendaku (voicing). Both ひたはしり and ひたばしり are used, but ひたはしり is more common.
全力疾走 is a more formal or technical term for sprinting or running at full speed, while ひた走り has a slightly more literary or emphatic feel, often implying single-minded determination.
まっしぐら is an adverb meaning 'at full speed' or 'straight ahead', often used figuratively. ひた走り is a noun and focuses more on the act of running itself.
The prefix ひた (直) means 'straight' or 'directly', and 走り (はしり) is the noun form of 走る (to run). The combination literally means 'straight running'. The alternate reading ひたばしり exhibits rendaku (sequential voicing).