also: ひたばしり
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.
He ran at full speed to the station.
The athletes dashed toward the goal without slowing down.
Standard mixed kana-kanji spelling. The kanji 走り is common, while ひた is usually written in kana.
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.
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).