走る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 走る | 走らない |
| Polite | 走ります | 走りません |
| Past polite | 走りました | 走りませんでした |
| Past | 走った | 走らなかった |
| Te-form | 走って | 走らないで |
| Desire | 走りたい | 走りたくない |
| Potential | 走れる | 走れない |
| Passive | 走られる | 走られない |
| Causative | 走らせる | 走らせない |
| Causative passive | 走らせられるalso 走らされる | 走らせられないalso 走らされない |
| Volitional | 走ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 走りましょう | |
| Imperative | 走れ | 走るな |
| Conditional | 走れば | 走らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 走ったら | 走らなかったら |
He runs in the park every morning.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
run (vehicle); drive; travel; sail
Used for vehicles, ships, and other means of transport moving along a route.
This train runs to Tokyo.
The ship sails from port to port.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Emphasizes hurrying or moving at high speed, often toward a destination.
Hearing about the accident, he rushed to the hospital.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Used for running away from a place or switching allegiance; often implies escape or betrayal.
The enemy fled toward the mountains.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Often implies leaving secretly or escaping a situation; 奔る is occasionally used for this nuance.
He ran away in the night, leaving his debts behind.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
flash; streak; shoot through; spread quickly
Describes something moving swiftly and transiently: lightning, pain, a shudder, news, or an expression crossing one's face.
Lightning flashed across the sky.
A pain shot through my back.
The rumor spread quickly through the town.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
go to extremes; turn to; get carried away by
Used in the pattern 〜に走る to indicate giving in to a negative impulse or extreme behavior; 趨る is occasionally used.
He tends to get carried away by his emotions.
Young people often go to extremes.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
run through; extend; stretch; lie
Describes a road, river, mountain range, or similar feature extending across a landscape.
This road runs along the coast.
I run through the park every morning.
The bullet train runs from Tokyo to Osaka.
I dashed to the station in a hurry.
He defected to the enemy country.
A sharp pain shot through my back.
He resorted to violence.
歩く means to walk at a normal pace, while 走る means to run, a much faster movement.
走る is the general verb for running of any speed or duration, while ダッシュ specifically describes a short, explosive burst of running.
走る is the everyday word for 'to run', while 翔る (in its 駆ける sense) suggests a more spirited or urgent dash, often in literary contexts.
走る simply means to run without implying arrival anywhere in particular, whereas 駆けつける combines running with the sense of hurrying to reach a specific destination.
走る is used for a sensation or feeling suddenly running through someone (痛みが走る), while よぎる emphasizes something briefly crossing the mind or a space rather than a sudden jolt.
blurt out; let slip; say inadvertently
run swiftly; dash; race · charge ahead; push forward recklessly
run away; run off
act rashly; jump the gun; get ahead of oneself
trot; jog; half run · girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
run through; run past
long training run; distance running practice
long jump
running errands; doing odd jobs · errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
become bloodshot
short run; quick drive; spin
runner (of a sliding door) · tree wax; insect wax; Chinese wax
be clever; be quick-witted; be precocious
berm; ledge; scarcement
make a shrill sound; scream shrilly
street racer
exploding charcoal
slip out of its scabbard (of a sword)
running at full speed; dashing; sprinting
run at full speed; dash; run and run · try one's hardest; go all out; push forward relentlessly
Rare kanji form.
Rare kanji form occasionally used for the 'go to extremes' sense.