ひた走はしり

also: ひたばしり

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Meanings

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.

彼かれは駅えきまでひた走はしりに走はしった。
He ran at full speed to the station.
選せん手しゅたちはゴールを目め指ざしてひた走はしりに進すすんだ。
The athletes dashed toward the goal without slowing down.

Kanji

走run
直straightaway, honesty, frankness

Related words

全ぜん力りょく疾しっ走そう
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
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.

Written forms

ひた走りUsage100%
- ひたはしり
  Standard mixed kana-kanji spelling. The kanji 走り is common, while ひた is usually written in kana.
- ひたばしり
直走り
rarely-used kanji form
- ひたはしり
  Rarely used kanji form. The kanji 直 is not standard for this word and may be unfamiliar to many readers.
- ひたばしり
ひたばしり
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.

Etymology

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).